Euripides Flashcards
When did Euripides live?
C. 480- c. 406 BC
Who was Euripides?
a tragedian of classical Athens.
he became, in the Hellenistic Age, a cornerstone of ancient literary education
Why is Euripides notable?
Euripides is identified with theatrical innovations that have profoundly influenced drama down to modern times, especially in the representation of traditional, mythical heroes as ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances.
Where were his plays performed?
In the city Dionysiac festival in Athens
When was Ion performed?
Between 414-412 BC
What is the play Ion about?
Creusa, daughter of Erechtheus, was a noble native of Athens. The god Apollo seduced her in a cave; there she gave birth to his son and intended to kill him by exposure. She keeps all this a secret. Many years later she was near the end of child bearing age, and had so far been unable to have a child with her husband Xuthus, a Thessalian and son of Aeolus. So they traveled to Delphi to seek a sign from the oracles.
When was Heracles performed?
416BC
What language is Heracles in?
Classical Greek
What is Heracles about?
While Heracles is in the underworld performing the last of his 12 labour’s, his family is sentenced to death. He returns in time to save them but is sent crazy by Hera (through Iris) and kills his wife and children
