Project Gutenberg 2011-02-04 Public domain in the USA. 326 Euripides -406 Ευριπίδης Eurípides Murray, Gilbert 1866 1957 Murray, George Gilbert Aimé Murray, George Gilbert Aime 13012439 The Rhesus of Euripides Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhesus_(play) 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.) Reading ease score: 82.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Rhesus (Legendary character) -- Drama PA Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: Classics of Literature 151015 2025-10-14T09:50:27.657605 text/html 150982 2021-01-07T11:42:35 text/html 219387 2025-10-14T09:50:34.249515 application/epub+zip 221008 2025-10-14T09:50:29.866505 application/epub+zip 122359 2025-10-14T09:50:28.493508 application/epub+zip 287471 2025-10-14T09:50:36.700486 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 283125 2025-10-14T09:50:33.189531 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 212516 2022-09-16T07:20:52.522907 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 121994 2025-10-14T09:50:27.119551 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 121860 2021-01-07T11:42:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 121853 2021-01-07T11:42:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21513 2025-10-14T09:50:36.838468 application/rdf+xml 13873 2025-10-14T09:50:29.006517 image/jpeg 3942 2025-10-14T09:50:28.747516 image/jpeg 47420 2021-01-07T11:42:35 application/octet-stream application/zip 147908 2021-01-07T11:42:35 application/octet-stream application/zip 47347 2021-01-07T11:42:35 application/octet-stream application/zip 211369 2025-10-14T09:50:27.673584 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia el.wikipedia