Alcmaeon in Psophis explained

Alcmaeon in Psophis
Chorus:Young women
Characters:Alcmaeon
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Premiere:438 BC
Place:Athens
Orig Lang:Ancient Greek
Genre:Tragedy
Setting:Psophis

Alcmaeon in Psophis (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Ἀλκμαίων ὁ διὰ Ψωφῖδος, Alkmaiōn ho dia Psophidos) is a play by Athenian playwright Euripides. The play has been lost except for a few surviving fragments. It was first produced in 438 BCE in a tetralogy that also included the extant Alcestis and the lost Cretan Women and Telephus. The story is believed to have incorporated the death of Argive hero Alcmaeon.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Euripides Fragments: Augeus-Meleager. Euripides. Euripides. Collard, C.. Cropp, M.. Collard, C.. Cropp, M.. 77–99. 2008. Harvard College. 978-0-674-99625-0.