Euripides, Cresphontes and the mythical tradition of Messenia
Keywords:
return of Heraclids, Pausanias, Messenian Wars, tragic peripeteia, anagnorisis, revengeAbstract
Given the scarcity of information, both literary and archaeological, regarding the ancient history of Messenia, the available versions, which are generally brief and incomplete, are also controversial. The aim of this article is to focus on Euripides' tragedies, inspired by myths associated with Messenia. Taking into account the structural and scenic features suggested by the fragments, we will try to underline the poet's contribution towards a political reading and his influence on later versions of the same subject.
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