Euripides was an ancient Greek tragedian who wrote many famous plays, including the tragedies Orestes, Medea, and Electra. Orestes is a play about a man who avenges his father's death by killing his mother and her lover. Medea is a play about a woman who takes revenge on her husband by killing their children. Electra is a play about a woman who seeks revenge for her father's death by killing her mother and her mother's lover.