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“Agaue was foaming at the mouth; her rolling eyes Were wild; she was not in her right mind, but possessed”

Quote by Euripides

Book:The Bacchae and Other Plays

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The Bacchae and Other Plays

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Euripides, a renowned Greek tragic playwright, is one of the three great tragic poets of ancient Greece, alongside Aeschylus and Sophocles. His life and achievements are not well-documented. more

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