Children of Heracles. Hippolytus. Andromache. Hecuba Cycling Even a simple game of

Even a simple game of dodgeball becomes a death match against an ugly gang of cannibal giants - and that was only the beginning

and our minds wander

reflect a society where traditional values are under siege

flush with the unexpected success of his first published books

for whom he wrote numerous textbooks

Children of Heracles. Hippolytus. Andromache. Hecuba Cycling Even a simple game ofOne of Athens' greatest poets, Euripides has been prized in every age for the pathos, terror, surprising plot twists, and intellectual probing of his dramatic creations. Here are four of his plays in a new Loeb Classical Library edition. Hippolytus triumphed in the Athenian dramatic competition of 428 BCE; in modern times it has been judged to be one of Euripides' masterpieces. It tells of the punishment that the goddess Aphrodite inflicts on a young