Artists:
Aeschylus
-Playwright
-"Father of Tragedy"
-7 of his (70-90) plays have survived to modern times
--"The Persians", "Seven against Thebes", "The Suppliants", "The Oresteia" (trilogy), "Agamemnon", "The Libation Bearers", "The Eumenides", "Prometheus Bound"
Sophocles
-Playwright
-added the third character
-7 of his (123) plays have survived to modern times, but only 2 can be dated accurately.
-tragedies, influenced drama
-The Theban Plays are his most famous
Euripides
-Playwright
-18 of his (92) plays have survived
-He was getting popular as the other two declined in popularity
-influenced drama
-traditional mythical heroes-ordinary people in extraordinary situations
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euripides
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