Eu·rip·i·des (y -r p -d z ) 480?-406 b.c. Greek dramatist who ranks with Sophocles and Aeschylus as the greatest classical tragedians. He wrote more than 90 tragedies, although only 18, including Medea, Hippolytus, and The Trojan Women, survive in complete form. Eu·rip i·dean adj. |
Euripides [jʊˈrɪpɪˌdiːz]
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(Biographies / Euripides (?480 bc-406 bc) M, Greek, THEATRE: dramatist) ?480-406 bc, Greek tragic dramatist. His plays, 18 of which are extant, include Alcestis, Medea, Hippolytus, Hecuba, Trojan Women, Electra, Iphigeneia in Tauris, Iphigeneia in Aulis, and Bacchae
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| Noun | 1. |  Euripides - one of the greatest tragic dramatists of ancient Greece (480-406 BC) |
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