Andromache

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Andromache is a tragedy by the ancient Greek playwright Euripides that focuses on the suffering and resilience of Hector’s widow after the fall of Troy.

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Andromache canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek tragedy
theatrical work
approximateDateOfFirstPerformance between 430 BCE and 420 BCE
associatedWith Peloponnesian War era Athenian drama
author Euripides
basedOn myth of Andromache, widow of Hector
centuryOfComposition 5th century BCE
containsCharacterType chorus of women
countryOfOrigin Greek Antiquity
surface form: Ancient Greece
dramaticStructure prologue, parodos, episodes, stasima, exodos
explores conflict between Greeks after Troy’s fall
post-Trojan War consequences
featuresCharacter Hector (mentioned)
Molossus
featuresConflictBetween Andromache and Hermione
Peleus
surface form: Peleus and Menelaus
focusesOn fate of Hector’s widow
threat to Andromache’s child
genre tragedy
hasProtagonist Andromache (Euripides)
surface form: Andromache
influenced later adaptations of the Andromache myth
literaryForm verse drama
literaryMovement classical Greek tragedy
literaryTradition Attic drama
mainCharacter Andromache (Euripides)
surface form: Andromache

Hermione
Menelaus
Neoptolemus
Orestes
Peleus
mythologicalContext Trojan cycle
surface form: Trojan Cycle
mythologicalSource Homeric tradition about Troy
originalLanguage Ancient Greek
partOf Euripidean corpus
surface form: corpus of Euripides
preservedIn medieval manuscript tradition
relatedWork Hecuba
Iphigenia in Tauris
Trojan Women (Euripides)
surface form: The Trojan Women
setting Phthia
surface form: Phthia in Thessaly
survivingStatus extant play by Euripides
theme jealousy and rivalry
maternal love
power and tyranny
resilience in adversity
slavery and oppression
suffering of war widows
timePeriodOfSetting after the fall of Troy
title Andromache (Euripides)
surface form: Andromache

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Euripides notableWork Andromache
Trojan War hasParticipant Andromache
Hector spouse Andromache
Troades character Andromache