The Suppliants (Euripides)

The Suppliants
Statue of Euripides
Written byEuripides
Chorus1. Mothers of the Seven (and attendants?)[1]
2. Sons of the Seven[2]
CharactersAethra
Theseus
Adrastus
Herald of Creon Messenger
Evadne
Iphis
Athena
Date premiered423 BC
Place premieredAthens
Original languageAncient Greek
GenreTragedy
SettingBefore the temple of Demeter at Eleusis

The Suppliants (Ancient Greek: Ἱκέτιδες, Hiketides; Latin Supplices), also called The Suppliant Women, first performed in 423 BC, is an ancient Greek play by Euripides.

  1. ^ Kovacs, pp. 8–9.
  2. ^ Kovacs, pp. 8–9.