Euripides

Classical Athenian playwright
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Euripides
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Euripides

Summary

Euripides is a human[1]. His place of birth was Classical Athens[2]. He was born on 480 BC[3]. He passed away in Macedonia[4]. He died on 406 BC[5]. He worked as a tragedy writer[6], playwright[7], writer[8], poet[9], and philosopher[10]. He ranks in the top 0.62% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,932 views/month, #6,212 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Euripides was born in Classical Athens[2].
  • Euripides was born in Salamis Island[12].
  • Euripides was born in Salamis Island[13].
  • Euripides died in Macedonia[4].
  • Euripides passed away in Pella[14].
  • Euripides was born on 480 BC[3].
  • Euripides was born on 485 BC[15].
  • Euripides was born on 484 BC[16].
  • Euripides was born on 484 BC[17].
  • Euripides was born on 481 BC[18].
  • Euripides was born on 480 BC[19].
  • Euripides died on 406 BC[5].
  • Euripides died on 407 BC[20].
  • Euripides died on 405 BC[21].
  • Euripides died on 406 BC[22].
  • Euripides died on 406 BC[23].
  • Euripides died on 406 BC[24].
  • Euripides is buried at Cenotaph of Euripides, Athens[25].
  • Euripides's father was Mnesarchus[26].
  • Euripides's mother was Cleito[27].
  • A child of Euripides was Euripides the Younger[28].
  • Euripides held citizenship in Classical Athens[29].
  • Euripides worked as a tragedy writer[6].
  • Euripides's professions included playwright[7].
  • Euripides's professions included writer[8].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[30]

  • Country: GR[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 9fa39df2-393f-4b64-91e0-2d20524ec30f[32]

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Classical Athens[2], a polis[33], in Classical Athens[34], founded in -0508[35] and Salamis Island[12], an island[36], in Greece[37]. Recorded date of birth include 480 BC[3], 485 BC[15], 484 BC[16], 481 BC[18], and September 20, 480 BC[38]. Euripides's father was Mnesarchus[26]. His mother was Cleito[27].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include tragedy writer[6], playwright[7], writer[8], poet[9], and philosopher[10]. Fields of work include drama[39], a literary mode[40]; poetry[41], a literary form[42]; and philosophy[43], an academic discipline[44].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Alcestis[45], a dramatic work[46]; Andromache[47], a dramatic work[48]; The Bacchae[49], a dramatic work[50]; Hecuba[51], a dramatic work[52], founded in -0424[53]; Helen[54], a dramatic work[55]; and Electra[56], a dramatic work[57], founded in -0413[58]. Things named for Euripides include Cave of him[59].

Personal Life

A child of Euripides was he the Younger[28].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include 406 BC[5], 407 BC[20], and 405 BC[21]. Recorded place of death include Macedonia[4], a realm[60], in Macedonia[61], founded in -0808[62] and Pella[14], an ancient city[63], in Greece[64]. Burial took place at Cenotaph of Euripides, Athens[25].

Why It Matters

Euripides ranks in the top 0.62% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,932 views/month, #6,212 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[65] He is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[66]

He has been cited as an influence by Seneca[67], a playwright[68], -0004–0065[69], of Ancient Rome[70], specialised in ethics[71] and Aristophanes[72], a comedy writer[73], -0448–-0386[74], of Classical Athens[75], specialised in literature[76].

Works attributed to him include Medea[77], a dramatic work[78]; The Bacchae[79], a dramatic work[80]; The Trojan Women[81], a dramatic work[82]; Iphigenia in Aulis[83], a dramatic work[84]; Alcestis[85], a dramatic work[86]; and Orestes[87], a dramatic work[88]. Entities named for him include Cave of him[59].

FAQs

Where was Euripides born?

Euripides was born in Classical Athens[2].

Where did Euripides die?

Euripides passed away in Macedonia[4].

Who were Euripides's parents?

Euripides's father was Mnesarchus[26]. Euripides's mother was Cleito[27].

What did Euripides do for work?

Euripides worked as tragedy writer[6], playwright[7], writer[8], poet[9], and philosopher[10].

Who did Euripides influence?

Euripides has been cited as an influence by Seneca[67] and Aristophanes[72].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  20. [15] . Q30098324. wikidata.org.
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  23. [18] . DGRBM-1870 / Euripides. wikidata.org.
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  2. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [65] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [66] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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