The Resume

(circa 480 BC-406 BC)
Born in Salamis, Greece
With Aeschylus and Sophocles one of the three great tragedians of ancient Athens
Wrote 'Alcestis,' 'Medea,' 'Hippolytus,' 'Electra,' 'The Trojan Women,' 'Orestes,' 'The Bacchae' and 'Iphigenia at Aulis'

Why he might be annoying:

Little is known of his life outside of his writing.
He wrote some 90 plays, but only 18 survived.
He won only four Dionysia competitions (two posthumously), compared to 13 for Aeschylus and 18 for Sophocles.
He reportedly left Athens for Macedonia bitter over his defeats.
His plays frequently relied on deus ex machina for endings.

Why he might not be annoying:

He used his plays to criticize Greek society and religion.
His characterizations are considered ahead of their time.
Sophocles said, 'I portray men as they ought to be, and Euripides portrays them as they are.'

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• An Asteroid was Named in My Honor (Ranked: 2930)
• Ancient Times
• Ancient Times: Greece
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 08]
• Hook Noses
• I am Greek
• Known By a Single Name
• Playwrights
• Profiles 21751-22000 (Ranked: 21950)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 17 Votes: 35.29% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 29 Votes: 58.62% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 30 Votes: 43.33% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 37 Votes: 64.86% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 17 Votes: 41.18% Annoying