Euripides
c480–406? b.c., Greek dramatist.
Other words from Euripides
- Eu·rip·i·de·an, adjective
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How to use Euripides in a sentence
It suggests a young man imitating Aeschylus, and it has a great number of Euripidean expressions.
The Rhesus of Euripedes | EuripedesTo this that Euripidean sentiment (Orestes, 418) entirely corresponds: "We serve the gods, whatever the gods are."
The Ego and His Own | Max StirnerAt this point the pathos of the situation becomes truly Euripidean.
Studies of the Greek Poets (Vol II of 2) | John Addington SymondsIn this scene we feel that Sophocles is verging upon the Euripidean manner.
Studies of the Greek Poets (Vol I of 2) | John Addington SymondsTwo Euripidean fragments embody it in words not very different from those of Theognis, and Cicero is said to have translated it.
Studies of the Greek Poets (Vol I of 2) | John Addington Symonds
British Dictionary definitions for Euripides
/ (jʊˈrɪpɪˌdiːz) /
?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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Cultural definitions for Euripides
[ (yoo-rip-i-deez) ]
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