Project Gutenberg 2011-02-04 Public domain in the USA. 145 Euripides -406 Ευριπίδης Eurípides Murray, Gilbert 1866 1957 Murray, George Gilbert Aimé Murray, George Gilbert Aime 13012439 The Rhesus of Euripides Produced by Barbara Watson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Canada Team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net ((This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)) "The Rhesus of Euripides" by Euripides is a dramatic play likely written in the 5th century BC. This piece offers a unique adaptation of a narrative from the Iliad, focusing on the events surrounding the character Rhesus, a Thracian king, during the Trojan War. The play explores themes of honor, betrayal, and the chaotic nature of war, featuring prominent figures such as Hector, Odysseus, and Aeneas. At the start of the play, the setting is a tense and cloudy night on the plains before Troy where Trojans, led by Hector, are on high alert for Greek ambushes after a recent victory. Trojans have camped close to their foe's stronghold, and the watchmen are anxious about the burning beacons signaling possible Greek movements. Hector and his commanders decide to send a spy, Dolon, into the Greek camp to gather intelligence, leading to themes of duplicity and strategic deception. As Dolon embarks on his perilous mission, the interplay between Trojans and the impending Greek threat reveals the fragile dynamics of alliances amid the brutality of war. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Rhesus (Legendary character) -- Drama PA Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 150809 150766 2024-09-15T04:12:26.892192 2023-09-15T09:59:08.575657 text/html text/html 150982 2021-01-07T11:42:35 text/html; charset=utf-8 147908 2021-01-07T11:42:35 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 199014 2024-09-15T04:12:33.170157 application/epub+zip 200896 2024-09-15T04:12:28.753188 application/epub+zip 102232 2024-09-15T04:12:27.592165 application/epub+zip 246108 2024-09-15T04:12:35.728159 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 241756 2024-09-15T04:12:32.322255 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 212516 2022-09-16T07:20:52.522907 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 122021 121796 2024-09-15T04:12:26.196174 2023-09-15T09:59:08.030636 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 121860 2021-01-07T11:42:35 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 47420 2021-01-07T11:42:35 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 121853 2021-01-07T11:42:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 47347 2021-01-07T11:42:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21108 2024-09-15T04:12:35.875125 application/rdf+xml 13897 2024-09-15T04:12:27.948162 image/jpeg 3949 2024-09-15T04:12:27.769168 image/jpeg 192848 2024-09-15T04:12:26.908179 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia el.wikipedia en.wikipedia