Euripides

Euripides was an ancient Greek tragedian who lived from ca.

480-406 BC. He was one of the three great tragedians of classical Athens, along with Aeschylus and Sophocles.

Euripides wrote around 90 plays, of which 18 or 19 have survived intact.

He is known for his innovative approach to drama, portraying mythical heroes as ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances.

Euripides focused on characters' inner lives and motives, influencing later dramatists in both tragedy and comedy.

He was associated with intellectual movements of his time and was often satirized by comic poets.

Though ancient sources claim he died in exile in Macedonia, modern scholars question this account.