First published 1889

Suppliants

by Aeschylus

Ancient Greek tragedy by Aeschylus.

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Awards, adaptations and setting

Adaptations

  • Big Love adaptation

Setting and characters

Set in
shore
Characters
Daughters of Danaus, Danaus, Pelasgus of Argos, Egyptians, Argives
Genre
Greek tragedy

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Editions recorded
37 on Open Library, 24 in English
Wikipedia
Articles in 22 languages

From Wikidata and Open Library, both CC0. A prize or a new adaptation often lifts demand for the first printing.

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How many editions of Suppliants are there?

We track 1 edition of Suppliants. Each has its own page with how to identify it.

Has Suppliants been adapted?

Yes, including Big Love (adaptation), according to Wikidata.

When was Suppliants first published?

Suppliants by Aeschylus was first published in 1889.

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Opening page of Las Suplicantes with a Greek-style archer vignette, from a 1921 Spanish Aeschylus
Opening of The Suppliants in Fernando Segundo Brieva Salvatierra's Spanish translation of Aeschylus, Mexico, 1921.Correogsk, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0