The Suppliants (Euripides) language of work or name Ancient Greek
The Suppliants (Ancient Greek: Ἱκέτιδες, Hiketides; Latin Supplices),  also called The Suppliant Women, first performed in 423 BC, is an ancient Greek play by Euripides.Background
After Oedipus leaves Thebes, his sons fight for control of it.  Polynices lays siege to Thebes against his brother Eteocles.  Polynices has married the daughter of Adrastus, King of Argos.  And so Polynices has on his side the Argive army, leaders of which are the Seven against Thebes.  The invaders lose the battle, and Polynices and Eteocles both die.  Creon takes power in Thebes and decrees the invaders are not to be buried.  The mothers of the dead seek someone to help reverse this, so their sons can be buried.
The population of Plataea came to Athens as suppliants after the destruction of their city in 427 BC, a few years before the performance of this play. They were allowed to stay in Athens and, exceptionally, they were granted Athenian citizenship. This event may have influenced the play and its reception.
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