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Euripides

Writer

Born on Salamis island around 484 BC, Euripides is considered the first professional writer in Athens. His dramas evolve around human passions and his interest lies in strong feelings of love, hate and revenge. Often also the gods themselves share the same low moral standards as the humans do. In several of his plays women take leading parts... See full bio »

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Athens, Greece

Died:

Macedonia
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2010 The Bacchae
 
2008 Cassandra (short) (play "The Trojan Women")
 
2008 Medea (TV movie) (after)
 
2007 Foreigner (story)
 
2006 Dedicated to Jason with Love Medea (short)
 
2006 The Women of Troy (video) (play)
 
2005 Medea (TV mini-series)
 
2004 The Trojan Women (play)
 
2002 The Bacchae (play)
 
2001 Médée (TV movie) (based on the play by)
 
1996 Médée (TV movie) (play / as Euripide)
 
1993 Backanterna (TV movie) (play)
 
1990 Theatre Night (TV series)
– Iphigenia at Aulis (1990) (play)
 
1988 Medea (play)
 
1984 Medeia (TV movie) (play)
 
1983/II Medea (TV movie)
 
1983/I Medea (TV movie) (play)
 
1979 Atreides (TV movie) (excerpts)
 
1979 Medea (TV movie) (play)
 
1978 A Dream of Passion (play "Mideia")
 
1977 Taller de comèdies (TV series)
– Electra (1977) (play)
 
1968-1977 Estudio 1 (TV series)
– Orestes (1977) (writer)
– Ifigenia (1968)
 
1977 Iphigenia (play "Iphigeneia at Aulis")
 
1974 Die Bakchen (TV movie) (play)
 
1974 House on the Rocks (play "Hippolytus")
 
1974 Naked in the Snow (play "Hippolytus")
 
1973 Medéia (TV movie) (play)
 
1971 The Trojan Women (play)
 
1970 Alkeste - Die Bedeutung, Protektion zu haben
 
1970 Dionysus (play "The Bacchae")
 
1970 Die Helena des Euripides (TV movie) (play)
 
1969 Medea (play - uncredited)
 
1969 Forgotten Pistolero (play "Orestes" - uncredited)
 
1966-1969 Teatro de siempre (TV series)
– Orestes (1969)
– Las Bacantes (1969)
– Las troyanas (1966) (play)
 
1969 Orestis (play)
 
1967 Teatterituokio (TV series)
– Kyklooppi (1967) (play "Kyklops")
 
1967 Electra (TV movie) (play)
 
1967 Le troiane (TV movie) (play)
 
1966 Herakles (TV movie) (play "Herakles Mainomenos")
 
1966 Die Troerinnen (TV movie) (play "The Trojan Women")
 
1963-1964 Gran teatro (TV series)
– Hipolito (1964)
– Medea (1964)
– Las Bacantes (1963)
– Las Troyanas (1963)
 
1963 Medea (TV movie) (play)
 
1963 Las troyanas (play "The Trojan Women")
 
1962 The Bacchae (TV series)
– Episode #1.2 (1962) (play)
– Episode #1.1 (1962) (play)
 
1962 Hélène (TV movie) (play)
 
1962 Phaedra (play "Hippolytus" - uncredited)
 
1962/I Electra (play)
 
1961 Bondage Gladiator Sexy (play "The Bacchae")
 
1959 Play of the Week (TV series)
– Medea (1959) (play)
 
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Personal Details

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(????) Playwright: "The Women Of Troy". See more »

Alternate Names:

Euripide
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Personal Quote:

[on excellence] Human excellence means nothing unless it works with the consent of God. See more »

Trivia:

His plays include 'Alkestis' (438BC), 'Medea' (431 BC), Hippolytos (428 BC), 'The Troyans' (415 BC), 'Elektra' (413 BC) and 'The Bacchantes' (first played 405 BC). See more »