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Who were Euripides’ parents?

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The parents of the Greek dramatist Euripides were his mother, Cleito, and his father, Mnesarchus (or Mnesarchides).1

While some traditions—often mocked by the contemporary playwright Aristophanes—suggested that his mother was a greengrocer who sold herbs, there is stronger indirect evidence indicating that Euripides was born into a well-off family.1