Euripides (c. 484-407/406) was an ancient writer of Greek tragedy in Athens -- the third of the famous trio (with Sophocles and Aeschylus). Euripides wrote about women and mythological themes like Medea and Helen of Troy. He enhanced the importance of intrigue in tragedy. Some aspects of Euripides' tragedy seem more at home in comedy than in tragedy. During his lifetime, Euripides' innovations met with hostility. To Euripides, traditional legends portrayed the moral standards of the gods unsuitably. The gods' morality was shown to be lower than that of virtuous men. Although Euripides portrayed women sensitively, he nonetheless had a reputation as a woman-hater. Elsewhere are notes and study guides. Here is a list of the tragedies of Euripides (ca. 485-406 B.C.) with approximate dates:
| The Cyclops (438 B.C.) |
| Alcestis (438 B.C.) |
| Medea (431 B.C.) |
| The Heracleidae (ca. 428 B.C.) |
| Hippolytus (428 B.C.) |
| Andromache (ca. 427 B.C.) |
| Hecuba (425 B.C.) |
| The Suppliants (421 B.C.) |
| Heracles (ca. 422 B.C.) |
| Ion (ca. 417 B.C.) |
| The Trojan Women (415 B.C.) |
| Electra (413 B.C.) |
| Iphigenia in Tauris (ca. 413 B.C.) |
| Helena (412 B.C.) |
| The Phoenician Women (ca. 410 B.C.) |
| Orestes (408 B.C.) |
| The Bacchae (405 B.C.) |
| Iphigenia in Aulis (405 B.C.) |
