Aeschylus. 2, The Persians, Seven Against Thebes, the Suppliants, Prometheus BoundAeschylus. 2, The Persians, Seven Against Thebes, the Suppliants, Prometheus Bound

The Danaids form the chorus and serve as the protagonists. They flee a forced marriage to their Egyptian cousins. When the Danaides reach Argos, they entreat King Pelasgus to protect them. He refuses pending the decision of the Argive people, who decide in the favor of the Danaids. Danaus rejoices the outcome, and the…