What Happened to Deus ex Machina after Euripides?
by Akiko Kiso, Kitami Institute of Technology, Japan

Kiso provides a thorough analysis of Euripides' use of the deus ex machina, the appearance of a god to bring a sudden and fortuitous resolution to a problem, in his later plays. Kiso looks at Euripides' plays Electra, Ipheginia Taurica, Helena, Ion, and Orestes. The plot of each play is described, as is the anagnorisis, or recognition of the kinship of one character by another through the aid of a god.

Introduction

Electra

Ipheginia Taurica

Helena

Ion

Orestes

Coda

Chart

Comedies: Titles & Outline and how anagnorisis occurs

Notes