Euripides I: Alcestis / The Medea / The Heracleidae / Hippolytus
No CoverEuripides I: Alcestis / The Medea / The Heracleidae / Hippolytus
David Grene, Rex Warner, Euripides, Richmond Lattimore, Ralph Gladstone
-428·221 pages
Four Greek tragedies of love, betrayal, exile, and divine will: Alcestis, Medea, the Heracleidae, and Hippolytus.
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Four Greek tragedies of love, betrayal, exile, and divine will: Alcestis, Medea, the Heracleidae, and Hippolytus.
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- Release date
- -428
- Pages
- 221
- ISBN
- 9780226307800
- Type
- Fiction
- Series
- The Complete Greek Tragedies #1
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Phaedra’s illicit desire; marital betrayal and remarriage; not graphic
Violence & gore
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Filicide; poisoned death; Hippolytus torn by horses; battle and sacrifice
Profanity
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No profanity; elevated classical dramatic language
Substance use
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Heracles drinks heavily in Alcestis; feast and wine references
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQ+ representation present
Religious content
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Greek gods drive plots; prayers, rituals, and divine punishment central
Magic & witchcraft
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Medea’s sorcery, potions, and magical revenge are key plot elements
Occult / demonology
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No real-world occult content; mythological framework only
Political content
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Exile, asylum, justice, gender roles, and treatment of foreigners
Self-harm / suicide
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Phaedra’s suicide by hanging; Alcestis’s willing death for another
Abuse & suffering
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Child murder; domestic betrayal; coerced sacrifice; cruelty and exile
Other
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