euripides

Euripies (Ancient Greek: Εὐριπίδης) (ca. 480 BC–406 BC) was the last of the three great tragedians of classical Athens (the other two being Aeschylus and Sophocles). Ancient scholars thought that Euripides had written ninety-five plays, although four of those were probably written by Critias. Eighteen of Euripides' plays have survived complete. It is now widely believed that what was thought to be a nineteenth, Rhesus, was probably not by Euripides. Fragments, some substantial, of most of the other plays also survive. More of his plays have survived than those of Aeschylus and Sophocles together, partly because of the chance preservation of a manuscript that was probably part of a complete collection of his works in alphabetical order.

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Ancient Greek dramatist who wrote the anti-war play "The Trojan Women"
"There is no benefit in the gifts of a bad man", this playwright warned in "Medea"
Sophocles, Aeschylus & this man are regarded as the 3 greatest ancient Greek tragedians
(Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports from the Theater of Dionysus in Athens, Greece.) When this man introduced his play "Medea" in a contest held here at the Theater of Dionysus in 431 B.C., he came in last
Of the Greek tragedy trinity Aeschylus, Sophocles & him, he was the least honored in his time
An ancient playwright:Pi residue

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