A lost play by this author tells of the trial of Hypermnestra, who refused to kill her husband Lynceus on their wedding night. In a play by this author, the fifty daughters of Danaus travel to Argos to seek safety from fifty unwanted suitors. A play by this author ends with Athena breaking a tied vote to spare the life of a man who had killed his mother. This author of The Suppliants wrote a trilogy that concludes with a play titled for the Furies, The Eumenides. For 10 points, name this ancient Greek playwright of the Oresteia.
A lost play by this author tells of the trial of Hypermnestra, who refused to kill her husband Lynceus on their wedding night. In a play by this author, the fifty daughters of Danaus travel to Argos to seek safety from fifty unwanted suitors. A play by this author ends with Athena breaking a tied vote to spare the life of a man who had killed his mother. This author of The Suppliants wrote a trilogy that concludes with a play titled for the Furies, The Eumenides. For 10 points, name this ancient Greek playwright of the Oresteia.
A lost play by this author tells of the trial of Hypermnestra, who refused to kill her husband Lynceus on their wedding night.