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The Phoenician Women (Ancient Greek: Φοίνισσαι Phoinissai) is a tragedy by Euripides based on the same story as Aeschylus’ play Seven Against Thebes. The title refers to the Greek chorus which is composed of Phoenician women on their way to Delphi who are trapped in Thebes by the war. Unlike some of Euripides’ other plays the chorus does not play a significant role in the plot but represents the innocent and neutral people that very often are found in the middle of war situations.

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author
Euripides
character in play
Antigone, Creon, First Messenger, Second Messenger, Slave, Jocasta, Oedipus, Eteocles, Teiresias, Menoeceus, Polyneices
chorus character in play
Phoenician Women
genre
Tragedy
mute character in play
attendants, daughter of Teiresias, guards
original language
Ancient Greek
premiere place
Classical Athens
setting of play
Before the royal palace of Ancient Thebes (Boeotia)

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