Eurystheus, a Satyr Play by Euripides

Authors

  • Wilson Alves Ribeiro Jr. Universidade de São Paulo Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17851/1983-3636.14.1.207-232

Keywords:

Euripides, Heracles, Eurystheus; satyr play, Greek Theater, fragments

Abstract

Eurystheus, an Euripidean satyr play of unknown date identified with certainty with the Twelfth Labor of Heracles, reached us in a fragmentary state, and its plot is so far highly conjectural. The purpose of this article is, at first, to present a Portuguese translation of both the certain and the uncertain fragments attributed to Eurystheus, with brief commentaries; and secondly, to discuss the position of these fragments within the drama in the light of mythical elements available from literary and iconographic sources prior to 400 BCE.

Author Biography

  • Wilson Alves Ribeiro Jr., Universidade de São Paulo
    Médico, Doutor em Letras Clássicas pela Universidade de São Paulo (2011), pesquisador do Grupo de Pesquisa "Estudos sobre o Teatro Antigo" (FFLCH-USP, CNPq, SBEC). Membro da Sociedade Brasileira de Estudos Clássicos.

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Published

2018-07-13

How to Cite

Eurystheus, a Satyr Play by Euripides. (2018). Nuntius Antiquus, 14(1), 207-232. https://doi.org/10.17851/1983-3636.14.1.207-232