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 == Historical Context ==
+Greek tragic playwright, Euripides was born in Athens circa 480 BCE.  He is credited with authoring at least 80 plays, 19 of which have survived until modern times.  Several of his tragedies feature very strong female characters, including ''The Trojan Women'' and ''Medea''.  He died at the court of the Macedonian king in 406 BCE.  His work gained a greater popularity after his death than it had received during his lifetime (Crystal 317).
+''Medea'' was first produced in Athens in 431 BCE.  According to legislation passed, twenty years earlier, a foreign woman could not legally marry an Athenian male.  Any children begotten through such a union would not be considered legitimate heirs in the eyes of the law (Vandiver 217-16).
+== Works Cited ==
+Crystal, David.  ''The Cambridge Biographical Encyclopedia.''  Press Syndicate of the University of Cambridge.  New York.  1995.
+Vandiver, Elizabeth. ''Greek Tragedy''.  The Teaching Company.  Course # 217.  Lectures 1-24.
 == Feminist Concerns ==