Theristai Explained
Theristai (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Θερισταί, also known as Reapers or Harvesters), is a lost satyr play by Attic playwright Euripides. It was initially performed at the Dionysia in Athens in 431 BCE along with the tragedies Medea, Philoctetes and Dictys.[1] The tetralogy finished in 3rd place, behind tetralogies by Euphorion (Aeschylus' son), who won 1st prize, and Sophocles.[2] [3]
The play was recorded as having been lost as early as 200 BCE by Aristophanes of Byzantium in his hypothesis for Medea.[4] No fragments have been assigned to Theristai. It has been suggested that this play may be an alternate title for Euripides' lost play Syleus, for which several fragments are extant.[4] [5]
Notes and References
- Politics and the Lost Euripidean Philoctetes. Olson, S.D.. Hesperia: The Journal of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens. 60. 2. April–June 1991. 269–283. 148090. 10.2307/148090.
- Book: Greek Tragedy. Knox, B.M.W.. Bernard Knox. 193. The Medea of Euripides. 1977. Gould, T.. Herington, C.J.. Cambridge University Press. 978-0-521-21112-3. registration. https://archive.org/details/greektragedy0000unse/page/193.
- Book: Opera from the Greek: studies in the poetics of appropriation. Ewans, M.. Medee: Benoit Hoffman and Luigi Cherubini. 55. 2007. Ashgate Publishing. 978-0-7546-6099-6.
- Book: Euripides Fragments: Aegeus-Meleager. Collard, C. . Cropp, M. . amp . 413. 2008. Harvard University Press. 978-0-674-99625-0.
- Book: Euripides Fragments: Oedipus-Chrysippus; Other Fragments. Collard, C. . Cropp, M. . amp . 170–171. 2008. Harvard University Press. 978-0-674-99631-1.
