A poem by Aeschylus (c. 525 – c. 456 Before Christ )
Hear ye my statute, men of Attica–
Ye who of bloodshed judge this primal cause;
Yea, and in future age shall Aegeus’s host
Revere this court of jurors. This the hill
Of Ares, seat of Amazons, their tent,
What time ‘gainst Theseus, breathing hate, they came,
Waging fierce battle, and their towers upreared,
A counter-fortress to Acropolis;–
To Ares they did sacrifice, and hence
This rock is titled Areopagus.
Here then shall sacred Awe, to Fear allied,
By day and night my lieges hold from wrong,
Save if themselves do innovate my laws,
If thou with mud, or influx base, bedim
The sparkling water, nought thou’lt find to drink.
Nor Anarchy, nor Tyrant’s lawless rule
Commend I to my people’s reverence;–
Nor let them banish from their city Fear;
For who ‘mong men, uncurbed by fear, is just?
Thus holding Awe in seemly reverence,
A bulwark for your State shall ye possess,
A safeguard to protect your city walls,
Such as no mortals otherwhere can boast,
Neither in Scythia, nor in Pelops’s realm.
Behold! This Court august, untouched by bribes,
Sharp to avenge, wakeful for those who sleep,
Establish I, a bulwark to this land.
This charge, extending to all future time,
I give my lieges. Meet it as ye rise,
Assume the pebbles, and decide the cause,
Your oath revering. All hath now been said.
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Poems in English
- Any Soul That Drank the Nectar by Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi
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Aeschylus (525 Before Christ to 456 B.C.) was an ancient Greek author of Greek tragedy, and is often described as the father of tragedy. Academics’ knowledge of the genre begins with his work, and understanding of earlier Greek tragedy is largely based on inferences made from reading his surviving plays. According to Aristotle, he expanded the number of characters in the theatre and allowed conflict among them.