Ï Åõñõðßäçò, ï íåþôåñïò áðü ôïõò ôñåéò ìåãÜëïõò ôñáãéêïýò ôçò áñ÷áéüôçôïò, Ýæçóå áðü ôï 480 Ýùò ôï 407 ð.×. ‘Åãñáøå ôçí ðñþôç ôñáãùäßá ôïõ óå çëéêßá 18 åôþí êáé Ýëáâå ìÝñïò óå ðïëëïýò äñáìá-
ôéêïýò áãþíåò, óôïõò ïðïßïõò êÝñäéóå ìüíï ôÝóóåñéò öïñÝò. ‘Åãñáøå 88 äñáìáôéêÜ Ýñãá, áðü ôá ïðïßá óþèçêáí 19: “‘Áëêçóôéò”, “ÁíäñïìÜ÷ç”, “ÂÜê÷áé”, “Å-
êÜâç”, “ÅëÝíç”, “ÇëÝêôñá”, “Çñáêëåßäáé”, “ÇñáêëÞò”, “ÉêÝôéäåò”, “Éððüëõôïò”, “ÉöéãÝíåéá åí Áõëßäé”, “ÉöéãÝ-
íåéá åí Ôáýñïéò”, “ºùí”, “Êýêëùø”, “ÌÞ-
äåéá”, “ÏñÝóôçò”, “ÑÞóïò”, “ÔñùÜäåò”, 
“Öïßíéóóáé”. Ôá ðåñéóóüôåñá Ýñãá 
ôïõ Åõñõðßäç, ðïõ ðñïÝñ÷ïíôáé áðü 
ôïõò ìýèïõò, ìðïñïýí íá ÷áñáêôç-
ñéóèïýí ùò ïéêïãåíåéáêÜ äñÜìáôá. 
Óôá Ýñãá ôïõ äéáêñßíåôáé ç áãÜðç 
ôïõ ãéá ôçí ðáôñßäá, ïé óôï÷áóìïß 
ôïõ ãéá ôçí áñ÷áßá èñçóêåßá áëëÜ 
êáé ç öéëïóïöéêÞ ôïõ óõãêñüôçóç.