In this episode, we discuss the life, innovations, and works of the third great Athenian playwright, Euripides; and we discuss the historicity and some of the major themes of his earliest surviving plays--Cyclops, Rhesus, Alcestis, Medea, and Hippolytus Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2017/08/052-early-euripides.html   Intro by Sam Hume of The History of Witchcraft Podcast Website: http://witchcraftpodcast.libsyn.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/historyofwitchcraft   Today’s episode is brought to you by our new Patreon supporters Neils Geypen, Daisy Pangilinan, Cesar Carpinteiro, Devon Canode, and Keith Roe, as well as PayPal donors Ellis Alden, Michael McLees, and David Bercot. I do apologize if I didn’t pronounce those correctly but I do thank you for your donations in support of the podcast. If you would like to support The History of Ancient Greece, you too could become a monthly Patreon supporter at (https://www.patreon.com/thehistoryofancientgreecepodcast) or a one time donor at (https://www.paypal.me/RyanStitt).