Phoenician Women
by Euripides
Phoenician Women is a Greek tragedy by Euripides, first staged in Athens in about 410 to 408 BC with Hypsipyle and Antiope, winning second prize. It retells the war between Oedipus's sons Eteocles and Polynices over Thebes, named for its chorus of stranded Phoenician women.
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Awards, adaptations and setting
Adaptations
- Die schönsten Sagen des klassischen Altertums adaptation, 1838
- Jocasta adaptation
- Phoenissae stage play
Setting and characters
- Set in
- Thebes
- Genre
- Greek tragedy
In print
- Editions recorded
- 35 on Open Library, 11 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 24 languages
From Wikidata and Open Library, both CC0. A prize or a new adaptation often lifts demand for the first printing.
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How many editions of Phoenician Women are there?
We track 1 edition of Phoenician Women. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Has Phoenician Women been adapted?
Yes, including Jocasta (adaptation), Phoenissae (stage play), Die schönsten Sagen des klassischen Altertums (adaptation, 1838), according to Wikidata.
When was Phoenician Women first published?
Phoenician Women by Euripides was first published in 1879.
Where these facts come from
- The Phoenician Women, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- The Phoenician Women (Q1233660), Wikidata (wikidata.org)
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