Euripides
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(480–406 b.c.) One of the great Greek
tragedians, ranked with Aeschylus and Sophocles,
though his attitudes were very different from theirs.
He found it hard to believe that the gods and goddesses,
with their capricious, all-too-human ways,
were the creators of the universe. To him, mortal
men and women were more interesting and noble,
and their triumphs and tragedies more worthy of
notice and of compassion. Among his surviving plays
are Andromache, The Bacchae, Electra, Hecuba, Heracles,
Medea, and The Trojan Women.
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- Euripides (480-406 b.
- Tragedy I INTRODUCTION Euripides Unlike other 5th-century BC Greek playwrights, tragic poet Euripides addressed the plight of the common people, rather than that of mythic heroes.