Aeschylus's tragedy "The Suppliants" depicts the Danaids' plea for asylum in Argos. It is the first play in a lost trilogy that explored themes of justice and refuge.
Sources for Aeschylus — The Suppliants
Aeschylus — The Suppliants in First Plays
Held in the First Plays chamber of the Babel Nexus Index.
- Aeschylus — The Persians (−472)
- Aeschylus — Seven Against Thebes (−467)
- Sophocles — Antigone (−441)
- Sophocles — Ajax (−441)
- Euripides — Alcestis (−438)
- Euripides — Cyclops (−408)
- Aristophanes — The Acharnians (−425)
- Terence — Andria (−166)
- Terence — Phormio (−161)
- Kalidasa — Śakuntalā (Sacontala or the Fatal Ring) (400)
- Zeami Motokiyo — Noh Plays (1400)