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.
Orestes (408 BC) - A retelling of the story of Orestes from the popular
story of Agamemnon's tragic family. There are more ancient quotations cited
from Orestes than from any other extant play of Euripides or his rivals.
