EURIPIDES

Euripides was born in Athens, Greece in 485 BC. He witnessed the rebuilding of Athenian walls after the Persian wars.

Euripides spent most of his life in Greece. He died in Macedonia, Greece in 406 bc.

SOCIAL STATUS:

Euripides came from a wealthy family. Even though he made an abundance of money, his parents didn't need any of it.

Family Life:

Euripides was Married twice (Melito and Choirile) and had three sons (Mnesarchides, Mnesilochus, and Euripides).

Hobbies:

Euripides competed in the annual Athenian dramatic festivals held in honor of the god Dionysus. He first entered the festival in 455, and he won the first of his four victories in 441.
Euripides also owned his own personal library.

FACTS ABOUT EURIPIDES

• Euripides wrote 90 plays and only 19 survived.
• He was one of the last dramatic writers.
• Even though his plays were dramatic, they included satire and comedy.
• Euripides is known as a realist.
• He is also know as the most intellectual of the tragedians.

FAMOUS WORKS

• Medea
• The bacchae
• Hippolytus
• Hippolytus
• Alcestis

IMPact in theatre:

Euripides was the first one to introduce women on the stage, not as heroines but as they were in actual life.

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