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Euripides

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Ancient Greek tragedian (c. 480-406 BCE), the last of the three great tragic playwrights of Classical Athens, whose plays Medea and The Bacchae are noted for their psychologically complex and often unsettling portraits of human and divine passion.

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Source Wikipedia: Euripides

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Medea, Works
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Additional Source Medea (Wikipedia)
The Bacchae, Works
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Additional Source Wikipedia: The Bacchae
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Source Getty Research Institute Union List of Artist Names: Euripides (Greek playwright, ca. 484-406 BCE)Birth and Death Places
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Born: Athens (Periféreia Protevoúsis, Greece) (inhabited place)
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1. Wikipedia: Euripides
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    Along with Aeschylus and Sophocles, he is one of the three authors of Greek tragedy whose name is ascribed to surviving plays.
  • In Group: Ancient Greek Dramatists, Lead
    Euripides (; Ancient Greek: Eὐριπίδης, romanized: Eurīpídēs, pronounced [eu̯.riː.pí.dɛːs]; c. 480, c. 406 BC) was a Greek tragedian of classical Athens.
  • Practices: Theatre, Lead
    was a Greek tragedian of classical Athens
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Wikidata Q48305, class allow-list match (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926 resolve_missing)View the Source
Medea (Wikipedia)
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Wikipedia: The Bacchae
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