We have more of Euripides' work than either of the other tragedians combined and yet the details of his life, him as a real person composing real art, are frustratingly lacking. And when they're not lacking, they're often just slander or wild misunderstandings of history. Today we begin looking at the life and times of Euripides, the first BEST playwright.

CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing.

Sources: Brill's Companion to Euripides "Life of Euripides", William Blake Tyrell; Euripides' Bacchae, translated by TA Buckley; Euripides' Phoenissae, translated by EP Coleridge; Euripides' Alcestis, translated by David Kovacs; Euripides' Trojan Women, translated by EP Coleridge.

Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.

We have more of Euripides' work than either of the other tragedians combined and yet the details of his life, him as a real person composing real art, are frustratingly lacking. And when they're not lacking, they're often just slander or wild misunderstandings of history. Today we begin looking at the life and times of Euripides, the first BEST playwright.
CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing.
Sources: Brill's Companion to Euripides "Life of Euripides", William Blake Tyrell; Euripides' <a href="https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0092">Bacchae</a>, translated by TA Buckley; Euripides' <a href="https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0118">Phoenissae</a>, translated by EP Coleridge; Euripides' <a href="https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0088">Alcestis</a>, translated by David Kovacs; Euripides' <a href="https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0124">Trojan Women</a>, translated by EP Coleridge.
Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: <a href="http://mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions">mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions</a>.

The most entertaining and enraging stories from mythology told casually, contemporarily, and (let's be honest) sarcastically. Greek and Roman gods did some pretty weird (and awful) things. Gods, goddesses, heroes, monsters, and everything in between. Regular episodes every Tuesday, conversations with authors and scholars or readings of ancient epics every Friday.

The most entertaining and enraging stories from mythology told casually, contemporarily, and (let's be honest) sarcastically. Greek and Roman gods did some pretty weird (and awful) things. Gods, goddesses, heroes, monsters, and everything in between. Regular episodes every Tuesday, conversations with authors and scholars or readings of ancient epics every Friday.

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Raging Misogynist or Original Social Justice Warrior? The Murky Life of Euripides

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