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I, too, doubt the attribution of Prometheis Bound to Aeschylus because it's awesome and Aeschylus tends not to be so good.

People are always saying that Dionysos is like this subversive rebel, but in The Bacchae he's kind of a religious conservative forcing everyone to worship properly and do what he says.

Classical Greek literature is extremely harsh about Helen, so I'm glad that Euripides' 'Helen' exists to show a more positive attitude toward her. That being said, I'd prefer it if it didn't have to use the 'eidolon' story to rewrite the traditional myth about her. I also think it barely touches on the most interesting aspect of the 'the Trojan War was about nothing' storyline, to be completely honest.

I used to think Hippolytus was an arsehole, and I do still think that, but I'm open to the interpretation that he's being persecuted for failing to meet the requirements of mainstream religion