Phoenician women vs Seven against Thebes: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Seven against Thebes, Greek drama, Continental european drama, Greek Mythology, Drama
Phoenician women
The Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Latin and Greek texts. This comprehensive eBook presents the complete works of the…
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Seven against Thebes
The third play in an Oedipus-themed trilogy produced by Aeschylus in 467 BC. The trilogy is sometimes referred to as the Oedipodea. It concerns the battle between an Argive army led by Polynices and the army of Thebes…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Seven against Thebes is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 4 for Phoenician women.
- Phoenician women has the widest readership — 834 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Phoenician women | Seven against Thebes | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (834) | 3.8 (91) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (2) | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | — | 3.5 (21) |
Reception
| Phoenician women | Seven against Thebes | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 834 | 91 |
| Editions | 33 | 50 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 957 | 38 |
| Reading it now | 15 | — |
| Written reviews | 99 | 2 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 8052 |
| Pages | 229 | 89 |