Euripides' Phoenician Women
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Euripides' *Phoenician Women* is an ancient Greek tragedy that dramatizes the conflict between the brothers Eteocles and Polyneices over the throne of Thebes and the devastating consequences for their family and city.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Euripides' Phoenician Women canonical | 3 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek tragedy
ⓘ
dramatic work ⓘ play ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfComposition | late 5th century BCE ⓘ |
| author | Euripides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Theban myth cycle
ⓘ
story of Eteocles and Polyneices ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
civil war
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family conflict ⓘ fate and prophecy ⓘ loyalty to city versus family ⓘ the curse on the house of Oedipus ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
blindness and exile of Oedipus
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mutual fratricide ⓘ self-sacrifice for the city ⓘ |
| dramaticStructure |
episodes
ⓘ
exodos ⓘ parodos ⓘ prologue ⓘ stasima ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Antigone
NERFINISHED
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Creon NERFINISHED ⓘ Eteocles NERFINISHED ⓘ Jocasta NERFINISHED ⓘ Menoeceus NERFINISHED ⓘ Oedipus NERFINISHED ⓘ Polyneices NERFINISHED ⓘ Teiresias NERFINISHED ⓘ chorus of Phoenician women NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | tragedy ⓘ |
| languageForm | verse drama ⓘ |
| literaryInfluence | later adaptations of the Theban myths ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Classical Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Attic tragedy ⓘ |
| mainConflict | struggle for the throne of Thebes ⓘ |
| manuscriptTradition | medieval manuscripts of Euripides ⓘ |
| mythologicalContext | Theban saga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Φοίνισσαι NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performanceContext | City Dionysia festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstPerformance | Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Antigone
NERFINISHED
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Oedipus Rex NERFINISHED ⓘ Seven Against Thebes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Thebes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | mythical age of Thebes ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
classical studies
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theatre studies ⓘ |
| survivalStatus | extant ⓘ |
| title | Phoenician Women NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Euripides' Phoenician Women Description of subject: Euripides' *Phoenician Women* is an ancient Greek tragedy that dramatizes the conflict between the brothers Eteocles and Polyneices over the throne of Thebes and the devastating consequences for their family and city.
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