Full text · 4 chaptersNarrated in your voice
What it's about
The four Aeschylus tragedies outside the Oresteia: The Suppliant Maidens, in which the daughters of Danaus beg Argos for refuge; The Persians, the defeat at Salamis seen from the Persian court; The Seven Against Thebes, the war between Oedipus' sons; and Prometheus Bound, the Titan chained to a rock for giving fire to mankind. One play per chapter, in Morshead's verse translation.
Reading plan
Pick a finish date and Genius lays out the days — the plan shows today's target and keeps you honest.
Read together
Start a circle and share the code — everyone sees everyone's honest place in the book. Accountability, not leaderboards.
Who it's for
- Readers who finished the Oresteia and want the rest of Aeschylus - Anyone curious about Prometheus in his oldest telling - Readers interested in how the Greeks saw their Persian enemies
