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Discussed as Euripides' play that portrays Medea 'in a very dark light' and became the canonical understanding of the character, influencing later interpretations including Apollonius's treatment.

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Referenced as a work discussed in the previous episode, mentioned in connection with Cadmus, the Prince of Tyre who 'dressed up as a maenad' in this play.

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Described as 'one of the bleakest works of literature ever written,' portraying 'the queens and the princesses of Troy being rounded up after the sack of the city, about to be led off into slavery.'