Ancient History Competition 19

constantinakatsari April 22, 2010 Uncategorized

Manolis grades the difficulty of the following quiz at 4 out of 10.

He was obsessively loved by the Syracusans, relentlessly mocked by Aristophanes, and brutally killed by dogs. Who was he?

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3 Comments

  1. Gary Corby April 22, 2010, 4:39 am Reply

    Euripides!

  2. Manolis April 22, 2010, 11:58 am Reply

    Correct! Which of the three elements helped you find it? The Syracusans, Aristophanes, or the dogs?

  3. Gary Corby April 22, 2010, 1:28 pm Reply

    I have a short story in which a strong but dumb Athenian escapes the quarry in Syracuse by agreeing to recite Euripides at a public performance. It all goes horribly wrong!

    I’m still polishing the story but I’ll let you know when it’s out if you’re interested.

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