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Euripides

Classical Athenian playwright
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Summary

Euripides was born on 480 BC[1] in Classical Athens[2]. He died on 406 BC[3] in Macedonia[4]. He worked as a tragedy writer[5], playwright[6], writer[7], poet[8], and philosopher[9]. He ranks in the top 0.62% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,463 views/month, #6,212 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Place of birth: Salamis Island[11]
  • Place of death: Pella[12]
  • Date of birth: 485 BC[13], 484 BC[14], 481 BC[15], 480 BC[16], September 20, 480 BC[17]
  • Date of death: 407 BC[18], 405 BC[19], 406 BC[20]
  • Place of burial: Cenotaph of Euripides, Athens[21]
  • Father: Mnesarchus[22]
  • Mother: Cleito[23]
  • Child: Euripides the Younger[24]
  • Country of citizenship: Classical Athens[25]
  • Field of work: drama[26], poetry[27], philosophy[28]
  • Notable work: Alcestis[29], Andromache[30], The Bacchae[31], Hecuba[32], Helen[33], Electra[34], Herakles' Children[35], Herakles[36], The Suppliants[37], Hippolytus[38], Iphigenia in Aulis[39], Iphigenia in Tauris[40], Ion[41], Cyclops[42]
  • Sex or gender: male[43]
  • Genre: Greek tragedy[44]
  • Commons category: Euripides[45]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Euripides include Cave of him[46].

Why It Matters

Euripides has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] He is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

He has been cited as an influence by Seneca[49], a playwright[50], -0004–0065[51], of Ancient Rome[52], specialised in ethics[53] and Aristophanes[54], a comedy writer[55], -0448–-0386[56], of Classical Athens[57], specialised in literature[58].

Works attributed to him include Medea[59], a dramatic work[60]; The Bacchae[61], a dramatic work[62]; The Trojan Women[63], a dramatic work[64]; Iphigenia in Aulis[65], a dramatic work[66]; Alcestis[67], a dramatic work[68]; and Helen[69], a dramatic work[70]. Entities named for him include Cave of him[46].

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[22]. Euripides's mother was Cleito[23].

What did Euripides do for work?

Euripides worked as a tragedy writer[5], playwright[6], writer[7], poet[8], and philosopher[9].

Who did Euripides influence?

Euripides has been cited as an influence by Seneca[49] and Aristophanes[54].

Related Entities

Alcestis Aristophanes drama Holon Marc Márquez philosophy poetry Seneca The Divine Comedy

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Euripides 4 (Pauly-Wissowa). wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . Enciclopedia Treccani. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [43] ↑ . BeWeB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [22] ↑ . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  7. [23] ↑ . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  8. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [26] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [27] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [28] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . A material world: costume, properties and scenic effects. wikidata.org.
  14. [6] ↑ . BeWeB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  16. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [13] ↑ . Q30098324. wikidata.org.
  23. [14] ↑ . World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [15] ↑ . DGRBM-1870 / Euripides. wikidata.org.
  25. [16] ↑ . Enciclopedia Treccani. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [17] ↑ . Q24400287. wikidata.org.
  27. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [18] ↑ . World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [19] ↑ . Euripides 4 (Pauly-Wissowa). wikidata.org.
  30. [20] ↑ . Q30098324. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  40. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  43. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  1. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [50] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [51] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [52] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  10. [62] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [64] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [66] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [68] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [70] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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