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Euripides (c. 480 – c. 406 BC) was a tragedian of classical Athens. Along with Aeschylus and Sophocles, he is one of the three ancient Greek tragedians for whom any plays have survived in full. Some ancient scholars attributed ninety-five plays to him, but the Suda says it was ninety-two at most.
Euripides was the last of classical Athens’s three great tragic dramatists, following Aeschylus and Sophocles. It is possible to reconstruct only the sketchiest biography of Euripides. His mother’s name was Cleito; his father’s name was Mnesarchus or Mnesarchides.
Aug 9, 2023 · Euripides was one of the great Athenian playwrights and poets of ancient Greece, known for the many tragedies he wrote, including 'Medea' and 'The Bacchae.'
Apr 17, 2015 · Euripides (c. 484-407 BCE) was one of the greatest authors of Greek tragedy. In 5th century BCE Athens his classic works such as Medeia cemented his reputation for clever dialogues, fine choral lyrics...
Euripides was the last of the three great tragedians of classical Greece (the other two being Aeschylus and Sophocles). Largely due to an accident of history, eighteen of Euripides’ ninety-five plays have survived in a complete form, along with fragments (some substantial) of many of his other plays.
Euripides lived during the Golden Age of Athens, the city where he was born and lived most of his life. Born in 484 B.C.E., his infancy saw the repulsion of the Persian invasion, a military victory that secured Athens's political independence and eventual dominance over the Mediterranean world.
Euripides. Born (most probably) in 480 BC, the year of the Battle of Salamis, in the eastern suburbs of Athens, Euripides was the last and most rebellious of the three great Ancient Greek tragedians. He debuted in the year of Aeschylus’ death (455) and won his first victory 14 years later with an unknown tragedy.
May 15, 2019 · Euripides (480 B.C.–406 B.C.) was an ancient writer of Greek tragedy—the third of the famous trio (with Sophocles and Aeschylus ). He wrote about women and mythological themes, like Medea and Helen of Troy. He enhanced the importance of intrigue in tragedy.
May 23, 2018 · Euripides >Euripides (480-406 B.C.) was a Greek playwright whom Aristotle called the >most tragic of the Greek poets. He is certainly the most revolutionary Greek >tragedian known in modern times. Euripides was the son of Mnesarchus.
Euripides - Tragedy, Classics, Greek: The dates of production of nine of Euripides’ plays are known with some certainty from evidence that goes back to the official Athenian records. Those plays whose dates are prefixed by c. can be dated to within a few years by the internal evidence of Euripides’ changing metrical techniques.
