Children of Heracles
Ancient Greek tragedy by Euripides / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Children of Heracles (Ancient Greek: Ἡρακλεῖδαι, Hērakleidai; also translated as Herakles' Children and Heracleidae) is an Athenian tragedy by Euripides that was first performed c. 430 BC. It follows the children of Heracles (known as the Heracleidae) as they seek protection from Eurystheus. It is the first of two surviving tragedies by Euripides where the children of Heracles are suppliants (the second being Heracles).
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Herakles' Children | |
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Written by | Euripides |
Chorus | aged Athenians |
Characters | Iolaus Copreus Demophon Macaria Servant of Hyllus Alcmene Messenger Eurystheus |
Mute | Acamas Children of Heracles Followers |
Place premiered | Athens |
Original language | Ancient Greek |
Genre | Tragedy |
Setting | Before the temple of Zeus at Marathon |
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