Euripides (c–c BC) - Cyclops: Translated by George Theodoridis. In the play, ''Cyclops'' by Euripides, Odysseus, a Greek hero, becomes stranded on an island belonging to the cyclopes. The cyclops Polyphemus refuses to treat him well and eats some of his men. · “Cyclops” (Gr: “Kyklops”) is a satyr play by the ancient Greek playwright Euripides, the only complete satyr play that has survived from ancient Greece. It is a comical burlesque-like play on the story of Odysseus‘ capture by and escape from the one-eyed giant Cyclops, Polyphemus, as described in Homer‘s “Odyssey”. The date of its presentation is uncertain but may have been around BCE Ratings:
The Cyclops. By Euripides. Written ca. B.C.E. O Cyclops, by thy sire Poseidon, by mighty Triton and Nereus, by Calypso and the daughters of Nereus, by the sacred billows and all the race of. The play Cyclops by Euripides is a retelling and expansion upon the portion of the Odyssey in which Odysseus becomes trapped on the island of the Cyclops and must trick the beast so that he can save. Read The Cyclops by Euripides with a free trial. Read millions of eBooks and audiobooks on the web, iPad, iPhone and Android.
“Cyclops” (Gr: “Kyklops”) is a satyr play by the ancient Greek playwright Euripides, the only complete satyr play that has survived from ancient Greece. It is a comical burlesque-like play on the story of Odysseus‘ capture by and escape from the one-eyed giant Cyclops, Polyphemus, as described in Homer‘s “Odyssey”. The date of its presentation is uncertain but may have been around BCE (or possibly much earlier). Cyclops focuses around Bacchus' sacred wine, with hilarious results. Silenus, the old satyr, is drunk off his ass, making lewd jokes and fumbling around. Polyphemus confesses his love. The juxtaposition of men being eaten and raucous drunken revelry is effective, and Euripides obvious. Our knowledge is limited: primarily to the Cyclops by Euripides, and to the extensive fragments of a satyr play preserved on papyrus (the Trackers by Sophocles) Picture of the papyrus that preserves Sophocles' Trackers; The Festival Context. For each of three playwrights, three tragedies + a satyr play (see notes on festival context).
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