Never shall I say that marriage brings more joy than pain.

οὔποτε φήσω γάμον εὐφραίνειν
πλέον ἢ λυπεῖν

Euripides

Alcestis

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Relationship challenges Marriage

Speaker

Chorus Leader

Author

Euripides

Source

Alcestis

Medium

Play

Genre

Tragedy (play)

Language

Greek

Time

438 BC 430s BC 5th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Playwright Writer

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Greece Europe

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Original Citation

Euripides. Alcestis. 438 BC, l. 238.

Current Citation

Euripides. "Alcestis." Euripides I: Alcestis, Medea, The Children of Hercules, Hippolytus. Translated by Richard Lattimore, et. al. 438 BC, l. 238. U of Chicago P, 2013, l. 238.

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Source
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Genre
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Language
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Time
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Era
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Democracy passes into despotism.

Socrates

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Source
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Genre
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Time
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Era
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