052 - Early Euripides

In this episode, we discuss the life, innovations, and works of the third great Athenian playwright, Euripides; and we discuss the historicity and some of the major themes of his earliest surviving plays--Cyclops, Rhesus, Alcestis, Medea, and Hippolytus

• Photo/Seated Euripides

• Image/Vase-Painting of Cyclops and Satyrs

• Photo/Vase-Painting of Odysseus and Diomedes Stealing Horses of Rhesus

• Photo/Roman Fresco of Admetus and Alcestis at Pompeii

• Video/Jason and the Golden Fleece

• Photo/Roman Fresco of Medea and Children at Pompeii

• Photo/Vase-Painting of Medea Stabbing her Child

• Photo/Vase-Painting of Medea on Helios' Chariot

• Photo/Renaissance Sculpture of Hippolytus' Crash

Recommended Sources for Further Reading:

Text/Euripides' Cyclops

Text/Euripides' Rhesus

Text/Euripides' Alcestis

Text/Euripides' Medea

Text/Euripides' Hippolytus

Recommended Podcast Episodes for Further Listening:

Myths and Legends Episode 46A Jason and the Argonauts: Some Assembly Required
Myths and Legends Episode 46B Jason and the Argonauts: MacGuffin
Myths and Legends Episode 46C Jason and the Argonauts: The Long Way Home
Myths and Legends Episode 46D Jason and the Argonauts: Scorned
Literature and History Episode 33 Euripides' Medea

MythTake Episode 01 Medea