Editing Aeschylus (section)

==Personal life==
Aeschylus married and had two sons, [[Euphorion (playwright)|Euphorion]] and Euaeon, both of whom became tragic poets. Euphorion won first prize in 431 BC in competition against both [[Sophocles]] and [[Euripides]].<ref>{{cite book|title=The complete idiot's guide to classical mythology|author1=Osborn, K.  |author2=Burges, D.|year=1998|publisher=Penguin|isbn=978-0-02-862385-6}}</ref> A nephew of Aeschylus, [[Philocles]] (his sister's son), was also a tragic poet, and won first prize in the competition against Sophocles' ''[[Oedipus Rex]]''.<ref name="Kopff 1997 pp.1-472"/><ref name="Smith">{{harvnb |Smith |2005 |p=1}}</ref> Aeschylus had at least two brothers, [[Cynegeirus]] and [[Ameinias of Athens|Ameinias]].