Euripides (~480-406 BC) - Ranked with Aeschylus and Sophocles as one of the
greatest Greek dramatists, he enjoyed the least success of the three. Known
even by the ancients as "the philosopher of the stage," he is admired today
for his belief in the individual and his keen insight into the human psyche.
Iphigenia Among the Tauri (414-412 BC) - Iphigenia, the high priestess at
the Tauric shrine where humans are sacrificed, recognizes her brother and
his friend as they are prepared for immolation. They plot an escape.
