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Euripides, however, was more fortunate than the other tragedians, [clarification needed] with a second edition of his work surviving, compiled in alphabetical order as if from a set of his collect works; but without scholia attached. This "Alphabetical" edition was combined with the "Select" edition by some unknown Byzantine scholar, bringing ...
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Euripides’ Iphigenia in Aulis highlights the importance of gender roles in both the decision Iphigenia makes and in how she is treated by her father, Agamemnon. Sacrifice and Duty: In Iphigenia in Aulis, Iphigenia is willing to make a great sacrifice to further the Trojan War, a war that she herself has no involvement in. Warfare was a major ...
Alcmaeon in Corinth (Ancient Greek: Ἀλκμαίων ὁ διὰ Κορίνθου, Alkmaiōn ho dia Korinthou; also known as Alcmaeon at Corinth, Alcmaeon) is a play by Greek dramatist Euripides. It was first produced posthumously at the Dionysia in Athens, most likely in 405 BCE, in a trilogy with The Bacchae and Iphigenia in Aulis .
Ion (/ ˈ aɪ ɒ n /; Ancient Greek: Ἴων, Iōn) is an ancient Greek play by Euripides, thought to have been written between 414 and 412 BC.It follows the orphan Ion, a young and willing servant in Apollo's temple, as he inadvertently discovers his biological origins.
Hippolytus (Ancient Greek: Ἱππόλυτος, Hippolytos) is an Ancient Greek tragedy by Euripides, based on the myth of Hippolytus, son of Theseus.The play was first produced for the City Dionysia of Athens in 428 BC and won first prize as part of a trilogy.
Euripides (c. 480–406 BC): Alcestis (438 BC) Medea (431 BC) The Heracleidae (Herakles Children) (c. 429 BC) Hippolytus (428 BC) Electra (c. 420 BC) Sisyphos (415 BC) Andromache (428–24 BC) The Suppliants (422 BC) Hecuba (424 BC) Herakles (421–416 BC) The Trojan Women (Troades) (415 BC) Ion (414–412 BC) Iphigenia in Tauris (414–412 BC ...
Euripides, Orestes, Oxford, MS. Barocci 120, fol. 32r (early 14th century) Aeschylus' play Eumenides, the third part of his surviving Oresteia trilogy, enshrines the trial and acquittal of Orestes within the foundation of Athens itself, as a moment when legal deliberation surpassed blood vengeance as a means of resolution.