Herakles
Book by Euripides
Herakles is an Athenian tragedy by Euripides that was first performed c. 416 BC. While Heracles is in the underworld obtaining Cerberus for one of his labours, his father Amphitryon, wife Megara, and children are sentenced to death in Thebes by... Wikipedia
Playwright: Euripides
Characters: Amphitryon; Megara; Heracles' Children; Lycus; Iris; Madness; Heracles; Theseus
Chorus: Old Men of Thebes
Genre: Tragedy
Place premiered: Athens
Setting: Before the palace of Heracles at Thebes