The Suppliant Maidens
Auteur: Aeschylus
Nombre de pages: 40 pages
ISBN: 1625589212, 9781625589217
Edition: Simon and Schuster
Date de publication: Simon and Schuster
Description: In the play, the Danaids, the fifty daughters of Danaus, founder of Argos, flee a forced marriage to their cousins in Egypt. They turn to King Pelasgus of Argos for protection, but Pelasgus refuses until the people of Argos weigh in on the decision, a distinctly democratic move on the part of the king. The people decide that the Danaids deserve protection, and they are allowed within the walls of Argos despite Egyptian protests.