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[Up] [Dromo's Den] Euripides Biography Euripides, a celebrated Athenian tragedian; born in Salamis, in 480 B. C. (or 485). He studied under Prodicus and Anaxagoras, and is said to have begun to write tragedies of the age of 18 although his first published play, the "Peliades,'' appeared only in 455 B. C. He was not successful in gaining the first prize till the year 441 B. C. The violence of unscrupulous enemies, who accused him of impiety and unbelief in the gods, drove Euripides to take refuge at the court of Archelaus, King of Macedonia, where he was held in the highest honor. Euripides is a master of tragic situations and pathos, and shows much knowledge of human nature and skill in grouping characters. He is said to have composed 75, or according to another authority 92 tragedies. People’s Cyclopedia, Vol. II (New York: Syndicate Publishing, 1914) |