Euripides books in order
Classical Athenian playwright
- Lived
- 480 BC–406 BC
- Country
- Ancient Greece
- Books
- 21
Euripides published 21 plays, beginning with Ino (425 BC).
Updated September 2026
Where to start with Euripides
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Ino
Euripides's most-read book.
Plays in order
Ino (425 BC)
Hecuba (1725)
Hippolytus (1790)
Medea (1818)
The Bacchae (1821)
The Phoenician Women (1823)
Orestes (1825)
Alcestis (1887)
Herakles (1889)
Ion (1889)
Iphigenia in Aulis (1889)
Iphigenia in Tauris (1889)
Helen (1892)
Electra (1905)
Rhesus (1913)
Hypsipyle (1923)
Andromache (1951)
Phaethon (1970)
Cyclops (1978)
The Trojan Women (1981)
Herakles' Children (1992)
Film and TV adaptations
- Phaedra (1962)Film · from Hippolytus
- Medea (1969)Film · from Medea
- Medea (1988)Film · from Medea
- Such Is Life (2000)Film · from Medea
- Iphigenia (1977)Film · from Iphigenia in Aulis
- Electra (1962)Film · from Electra
- The Trojan Women (1971)Film · from The Trojan Women
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About Euripides
Euripides was a Greek tragedian of classical Athens. Along with Aeschylus and Sophocles, he is one of the three authors of Greek tragedy whose name is ascribed to surviving plays. Some ancient scholars attributed ninety-five plays to him, but the Suda says it was ninety-two at most. Nineteen plays attributed to Euripides have survived more or less complete, although one of these (Rhesus) is often considered not to be genuinely his work. Many fragments survive from most of his other plays. More of his plays have survived intact than those of Aeschylus and Sophocles together, partly because his popularity grew as theirs declined: he became, in the Hellenistic Age, a cornerstone of ancient literary education, along with Homer, Demosthenes, and Menander.
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Euripides FAQ
- How many books has Euripides written?
- Euripides published 21 plays that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Euripides's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with Ino.
- What is Euripides's last book?
- Ino (425 BC).
- What is Euripides's most famous book?
- Ino (425 BC) is Euripides's most widely read book.
- Which Euripides books have been adapted?
- 5 books have been adapted for film or TV, including Hippolytus (as Phaedra, film, 1962), Medea (film, 1969), Iphigenia in Aulis (as Iphigenia, film, 1977) and Electra (film, 1962).
- Can I read Euripides's books for free?
- Yes. 11 books by Euripides are in the public domain in the US and free to read online or download here.
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Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers, free texts from Project Gutenberg. Last updated September 2026.