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Euripides of Salamis

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Euripides of Salamis was a Greek tragic poet born in Salamis.

Biography

Euripides of Salamis was a Greek tragic poet born in Salamis.

He is considered one of the three great tragedians of ancient Greece, along with Aeschylus and Sophocles.

Euripides wrote about 90 plays, although only 18 complete tragedies have survived, including 'Medea,' 'The Trojan Women,' and 'The Bacchae.' He was known for his focus on human conflicts, the psychology of his characters, and his criticism of society in his time.

Euripides passed away in Macedonia around 406 BC..