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: : : my question is this: : : Does anyone know that Aeschylus is progenitor of : : a long line of soldiier-poets? : : This includes Ben Jonson, an Elizabethan artiste : : Renown of the Funny, as well as contemporary : : Gene Wolfe of the fabled : : THE SHADOW OF THE R. : : : How does Aeschylus perceive the Greek gods? : : My understanding is that, : : generally speaking, : : Aeshyulus was forty-five in 480 B.C. : : when the Persians sacked Athens and : : destroyed the shrines of the gods : : on the Acropolis. : : Soon afterwards he fought in the forces : : which defeated the Persians at Salamis : : and Plataea. This victory, as were others, : : were viewed as a triumph of right over might. : : Aeschylus collaborated with the gods to create : : a better world. : : "rejoice, the spirit of man has triumphed over : : the harsher elements of life" : : courage over fear. : If you examine the King's speeches concerning the : sacred grove where the maidens are, you will find : that he refers to the gods as presently : communicating their mind to him. He SEES them, not : just the statues. If you would like the line ref. : let me know. This indicates, if we can take his : position, which dominates the play, as Aeschylus' : or as the dominant Hellenic position. It would : indicate that the gods were divine presences that : some could see at sometimes,in some sacred places : at least. If I'm not addressing the point of your : let me know.

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