Εὐριπίδης
Euripides
Athenian tragedian; nineteen plays survive, the largest body of Greek drama.
- Alcestis Ἄλκηστις
Alcestis agrees to die in her husband Admetus' place, until Heracles wrestles Death for her.
City Dionysia, 438 BC · second prize, behind Sophocles · fourth play of its group, in place of a satyr play
- Medea Μήδεια
Abandoned by Jason for a royal marriage, Medea kills his bride and their own two sons.
City Dionysia, 431 BC · third prize, behind Euphorion and Sophocles
- Children of Heracles Ἡρακλεῖδαι
Heracles' children seek refuge at Athens from Eurystheus, who hunts them into exile.
Date unknown, c. 430 BC
- Hippolytus Ἱππόλυτος
Phaedra's hidden love for her stepson Hippolytus kills them both: her by her own hand, him by his father's curse.
City Dionysia, 428 BC · first prize
- Andromache Ἀνδρομάχη
Hector's widow Andromache, now a captive concubine, is hunted by her master's jealous wife.
Date unknown, c. 425 BC · the scholia say it was not produced at Athens
- Hecuba Ἑκάβη
The fallen queen of Troy loses a daughter to sacrifice and a son to murder, and blinds his murderer.
c. 424 BC
- Suppliant Women Ἱκέτιδες
The mothers of the fallen Argive champions beg Theseus to force Thebes to yield their dead.
c. 423 BC
- Electra Ἠλέκτρα
Married off to a poor farmer, Electra plots with Orestes to kill their mother.
Date disputed, c. 420–413 BC
- Heracles Ἡρακλῆς
Heracles returns from his labours to save his family, and Hera drives him mad.
c. 416 BC
- Trojan Women Τρῳάδες
The morning after Troy's fall, its women learn whose they are, and Astyanax is thrown from the walls.
City Dionysia, 415 BC · second prize, behind Xenocles
- Iphigenia in Tauris Ἰφιγένεια ἡ ἐν Ταύροις
Saved from sacrifice at Aulis, Iphigenia serves a foreign goddess until her brother arrives.
c. 414 BC
- Ion Ἴων
A temple boy at Delphi learns his true parentage in a plot that nearly costs his mother's life.
Date disputed, c. 418–410 BC
- Helen Ἑλένη
Helen was never at Troy; Menelaus finds her in Egypt, and they trick their way out.
City Dionysia, 412 BC · produced with Andromeda
- Phoenician Women Φοίνισσαι
Oedipus' sons Eteocles and Polynices bring their war for Thebes to their mother Jocasta's door.
c. 409 BC
- Orestes Ὀρέστης
Days after killing his mother, Orestes waits on trial for his life, surrounded by enemies.
City Dionysia, 408 BC
- Bacchae Βάκχαι
Dionysus comes to Thebes to punish Pentheus for denying his divinity, and Pentheus's own mother tears him apart.
Produced posthumously at the City Dionysia, 405 BC, by Euripides the younger · first prize
- Iphigenia at Aulis Ἰφιγένεια ἡ ἐν Αὐλίδι
Agamemnon lures Iphigenia to Aulis with a false marriage to sacrifice her for a fair wind.
Produced posthumously at the City Dionysia, 405 BC, by Euripides the younger · first prize
- Rhesus Ῥῆσος
A night raid on the Trojan camp cuts short the newly arrived ally Rhesus and his Thracian troop.
Date unknown · authorship disputed
- Cyclops Κύκλωψ
Odysseus and his men land on Polyphemus' island in this satyr-play retelling of the Odyssey.
Satyr play · date unknown, perhaps c. 408 BC