The hour which gives us life begins to take it away.

Prima quae vitam dedit hora, carpit.

Seneca the Younger

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Topic

Birth Life and death

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Chorus

Author

Seneca the Younger

Source

Hercules Furens

Medium

Play

Language

Latin

Time

65 60s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Stoic Philosopher Writer

From

Italy Europe

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Original Citation

Seneca the Younger. Hercules Furens [The Mad Hercules]. 1st century.

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Seneca the Younger. "Hercules Mad." The Complete Tragedies, translated by Shadi Barsch and Sussana Braund and David Konstan. Vol. 2, University of Chicago Press, 2022.

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