Despite his prolific nature and his posthumous reputation, Euripides won first prize in these competitions a mere five times. In ancient Greece, the tragedy was a venerated art form-though not without its critics-and Euripides’ plays were often entered into state-funded competitions as part of dramatic festivals. Euripides wrote around 90 plays in his time as a dramatist and poet, though only 19 of his works have survived. Euripides was a lifelong friend of Socrates, and both men were criticized in their time as being intellectually indulgent. Euripides was associated with the sophists, a group of scholars and teachers whose primary values were skepticism, intellectual skill, and persuasive reasoning. Though little biographical detail is known about his life, Euripides is thought to have been tutored by Protagoras, who was an agnostic (someone who believes that nothing is knowable of god or gods), which was unusual for the time.
As well as an aptitude for poetry and theater, Euripides was a talented athlete and painter. Euripides was the son of Mnesarchus, and thought to be from a fairly cultured and well-off family.
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