Who is Euripides

Euripides (; Ancient Greek: Εὐριπίδης, romanized: Eurīpídēs, pronounced [eu̯.riː.pí.dɛːs]; c. 480 – c. 406 BC) was a tragedian of classical Athens. Along with Aeschylus and Sophocles, he is one of the three ancient Greek tragedians for whom any plays have survived in full. Some ancient scholars attributed ninety-five plays to him, but the Suda says it was ninety-two at most. Of these, eighteen or nineteen have survived more or less complete (Rhesus is suspect). There are many fragments (some substantial) of most of his other plays. More of his plays have survived intact than those of Aeschylus and Sophocles together, partly because his popularity grew as theirs declined—he became, in the Hellenistic Age, a cornerstone of ancient literary education, along with Home...
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Petergordo: so looking at euripides and i’m trying to figure out what i want to do with the ice pillars. i could just use markers which would be easier or i could make some proper ones to match the crew, i was thinking of putting trees on 30mm bases and covering them in ice stuff.
Iwakkoi_center: the wisest men follow their own direction. - euripides
Fkittlerbot: the bookworm euripides became the first great reader among writers.
Librarybookbot: ‘come back! even as a shadow, even as a dream.’ — anne carson, grief lessons: four plays by euripides
Digitalxasset: “he is not a lover who does not love forever.” – euripides
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Love Walked Alone.
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Love walked alone.
The rocks cut her tender feet,
And the brambles tore her fair limbs.
There came a companion to her,
But, alas, he was no help,
For his name was heart's pain. .


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