By: by Euripides; George Theodoridis, Translator
Heracleidae is a play by Euripides c. 430 BC. It follows the children of Heracles (known as the Heracleidae), as they seek protection from Eurystheus. It is the first of two surviving plays by Euripides where the family of Heracles are suppliants (the second being Heracles Mad).
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By: by Euripides; George Theodoridis, Translator
A story of Helen of Troy and the return of her husband, Menelaus, who was thought to be dead and their escape together.
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By: by Euripides; George Theodoridis, Translator
Hēkabē is a tragedy by Euripides written c. 424 BC. It takes place after the Trojan War, but before the Greeks have departed Troy. The central figure is Hēkabē, wife of King Priam, formerly Queen of the now-fallen city. It depicts Hēkabē's grief over the death of her daughter Polyxena, and the revenge she takes for the murder of her youngest son Polydorus.
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By: by Euripides; George Theodoridis, Translator
It is unclear whether it was first produced before or after Sophocles' version of the Electra story.
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By: by Euripides; George Theodoridis, Translator
The Cyclops is an Ancient Greek satyr play by Euripides, the only complete satyr play that has survived antiquity. It is a comical burlesque-like play on the same story depicted in book nine of Homer's Odyssey.
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By: by Euripides; George Theodoridis, Translator
This tragedy is based on the mythological story of King Pentheus of Thebes and his mother Agauë, and their punishment by the god Dionysus (who is Pentheus' cousin) for refusing to worship him.
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By: by Euripides; George Theodoridis, Translator
Andromache dramatizes Andromache's life as a slave, years after the events of the Trojan War, and her conflict with her master's new wife, Hermione.
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By: by Euripides; George Theodoridis, Translator
Alcestis is an Athenian tragedy by the ancient Greek playwright Euripides.
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By: by Aristophanes; George Theodoridis, Translator
More fun from the home of political incorrectness.
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By: by Aristophanes; George Theodoridis, Translator
The master at his most vulgar.
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By: by Aristophanes; George Theodoridis, Translator
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By: by Aristophanes; George Theodoridis, Translator
Another buzz from the master.
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By: by Aristophanes; George Theodoridis, Translator
A further instalment of his satirical trilogy opposing the Peloponnesian War.
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By: by Aristophanes; George Theodoridis, Translator
The famous final part of the anti-war trilogy from the master of Athenian 'Old Attic' Comedy, with stage directions, and an introduction for theatre directors.
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By: by Aristophanes; George Theodoridis, Translator
A new translation of this little-known play.
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By: by Aristophanes; George Theodoridis, Translator
His comic masterpiece written beneath the shadow of defeat during the Peloponnesian War.
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By: by Aristophanes; George Theodoridis, Translator
A fine new translation of this fascinating play.
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By: by Aristophanes; George Theodoridis, Translator
The master at his funniest and most brilliant.
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By: by Aristophanes; George Theodoridis, Translator
The first play of his bawdy, irreverent trilogy, opposing the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta, in a new, explicit, modern translation.
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By: by Aeschylus; George Theodoridis, Translator
Danaus and his fifty daughters.
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