Euripides (480 – 406 BC)(Ancient Literature)

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 Euripides

(480 – 406 BC)




 Euripides was a tragedian of classical Athens.

 According to Suda, out of 92 plays by him, 18 or 19 have survived more or less complete.

 In the Hellenistic Age, he became Cornerstone of Ancient Literary education along with Homer,

Demosthenes and Menander.

 He also became “The most tragic of poets”.

Notable Works

1- Alcestis (438 BC)

2- Medea (431 BC)

3- Heracleidae (430 BC)

4- The Bacchae (405 BC)

5- The Trojan Women (415 BC)

6- Hippolytus (428 BC)

7- Helen (412 BC)

8- Andromache (525 BC)

9- Hecuba (424 BC)

10- The Suppliants (423 BC)

11- Electra (420 BC)

12- Heracles (416 BC)

13- Phoenician Women (410 BC)

14- Orestes (408 BC)

15- Iphigenia at Aulis (405 BC)


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