Euripides' play 'Herakles'

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Ancient Greek tragedy
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Hercules_Furens
gptkb:Heracles
gptkbp:author Euripides
gptkbp:firstPerformed c. 416 BCE
gptkbp:genre tragedy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Euripides' play 'Herakles'
gptkbp:mainCharacter gptkb:Lykos
gptkb:Iris
gptkb:Amphitryon
gptkb:Megara
gptkb:Madness_(Lyssa)
gptkb:Herakles
gptkbp:originalLanguage gptkb:Ancient_Greek
gptkbp:plotSummary Herakles returns from the underworld to save his family, but is driven mad by Hera and kills his wife and children.
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Thebes
gptkbp:survived Yes
gptkbp:theme gptkb:family
heroism
madness
suffering
divine intervention
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Megara
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6