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\nEver heard of the playwright Aeschylus? Well he is one of the most important playwrights of all-time -- but wait until you hear how the scribe died. Playwright Aeschylus is famous for being the father of greek tragedy. His plays were the...\nEver heard of the playwright Aeschylus? Well he is one of the most important playwrights of all-time -- but wait until you hear how the scribe died. Playwright Aeschylus is famous for being the father of greek tragedy. His plays were the first to have a main actor interact with a second actor, bearing the fruit for much of today’s dramatic work. Speaking of tragedy, he was killed by a turtle. That’s right, a turtle. A regular one. Not even a ninja one. How did it happen? Well as the legend tells it, Aeschylus was soul searching outside, when an eagle dropped a tortoise on his head. That’ll teach you to look inward and contemplate life’s complexities. Apparently the eagle confused Aeschylus’ bald head for a flat rock, which the eagle thought would shatter the turtle’s shell the eagle could gobble him up. Instead, it killed a famous playwright. He was killed instantly while the dumb eagle went on to live an otherwise bland life. Maybe. Actually it was probably great. It’s probably awesome to be an eagle. Perhaps the greatest irony is that Aeschylus was purposefully spending his time outdoors. According to Pliny The Elder (another popular author of the time) Aeschylus had a prophecy he would be killed by a falling object … indoors. Boy did he back the wrong horse.\n
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