Euripides

Euripides was a Greek tragedian of classical Athens and, along with Aeschylus and Sophocles, one of the three authors of Greek tragedy whose plays survive. Ancient scholars attributed as many as ninety five plays to him, of which nineteen survive more or less complete, more than the surviving plays of Aeschylus and Sophocles combined. He is identified with theatrical innovations that profoundly influenced later drama, especially his representation of traditional mythical heroes as ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances, and Aristotle called him the most tragic of poets. His portrayal of women, particularly in Medea, has attracted particular interest for its perceptiveness and sympathy toward the difficulties facing women in Greek society.