The Trojan Women

The Trojan Women (in Greek, Troiades) is a tragedy by the Greek playwright Euripides. Produced during the Peloponnesian War, it is often considered a commentary on the capture of the Aegean island of Melos by the Athenians earlier in 415 BC (see Milos), the same year the play premiered. 415 BC was also the year of the scandalous desecration of the hermai and the Athenians' second expedition to Sicily, events which may also have influenced the author.

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Tragedy - Greek - Playwright - Euripides - Peloponnesian War - Aegean - Melos - Athenians - 415 BC - Milos - Hermai - Sicily

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The Trojan Women is part of a trilogy of connected tales, along with Alexandros and Palamedes, and they were presented at the Dionysia along with the comedic satyr play Sisyphos. Euripides, however, did not win the competition that year and was beaten by the playwright Xenocles. The four Trojan women of the play are the same that appear in the final chapter of the Iliad lamenting over the corpse of Hector.

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Dionysia - Satyr play - Xenocles - Iliad - Hector

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