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.

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Euripides' Phoenician Women canonical 3

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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
family conflict
fate and prophecy
loyalty to city versus family
the curse on the house of Oedipus
containsMotif blindness and exile of Oedipus
mutual fratricide
self-sacrifice for the city
dramaticStructure episodes
exodos
parodos
prologue
stasima
featuresCharacter Antigone NERFINISHED
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
Oedipus Rex NERFINISHED
Seven Against Thebes NERFINISHED
setting Thebes NERFINISHED
settingPeriod mythical age of Thebes
studiedIn classical studies
theatre studies
survivalStatus extant
title Phoenician Women NERFINISHED

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Eteocles literaryAppearance Euripides' Phoenician Women
Polynices associatedWork Euripides' Phoenician Women
Mount Cithaeron appearsInWork Euripides' Phoenician Women