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].
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Body
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].