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Εὐριπίδου τοῦ ποιητοῦ ἡ μισογυνία περιβόητός ἐστιν.

Εὐριπίδης, -ου, m., the Athenian tragedian, born B.C. 480, on the day of the battle of Salamis, died B.C. 405; a pupil of Anaxagoras and Prodikos, and friend of Sokrates; he spent his last years at the court of Archelaos. His characters have sunk from the heroic ideal to the ordinary level of mankind; he often burdens the dialogue with philosophic discussion; his chorus has little connexion with the play; the prologue and epilogue, introduced by him, are scarcely more artistic than a modern play-bill. His great merit, beside perfect simplicity of diction, is mastery in delineating the passions. Eighteen of his tragedies and on satyric drama are extant.
ποιητής, -οῦ, m., a poet, composer, author.
μισογυνία, -ας, f., (misogyny), hatred of women.
περιβόητος, -ον, celebrated.