Many modern readers believe that in his dramas Euripides was questioning the existence of the gods. In Euripides and the Gods , eminent classicist Mary K. Lefkowitz argues that instead of seeking to undermine ancient religion, Euripides is describing with a brutal realism what the gods are like, reminding his mortal audience of the limitations of human understanding.
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Many modern readers believe that in his dramas Euripides was questioning the existence of the gods. In Euripides and the Gods , eminent classicist Mary K. Lefkowitz argues that instead of seeking to undermine ancient religion, Euripides is describing with a brutal realism what the gods are like, reminding his mortal audience of the limitations of human understanding.
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