Phoenician women vs Supplices: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Seven against Thebes, Greek drama, Continental european drama, Greek Mythology, Drama
Phoenician women
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The Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Latin and Greek texts. This comprehensive eBook presents the complete works of the…
Supplices
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Centering on the right of proper burial for those fallen in battle, Suppliant Women reflects on war and on the rule of law. In Electra Euripides gives us his version of the famous legend of the murder of Clytaemestra by…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Supplices is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 4 for Phoenician women.
- Supplices has the widest readership — 7717 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Phoenician women | Supplices | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (834) | 3.8 (7717) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (2) | — |
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Reception
| Phoenician women | Supplices | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 834 | 7717 |
| Editions | 33 | 15 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 957 | — |
| Reading it now | 15 | — |
| Written reviews | 99 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 13 |
| Pages | 229 | 66 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Phoenician women or Supplices?
Supplices has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Supplices 3.8/5, Phoenician women 3.7/5).
Which is shorter to read: Phoenician women or Supplices?
Supplices is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Supplices (66 pages, ≈ 1 h 13 m); Phoenician women (229 pages, ≈ 4 h 14 m).
Which is harder to read: Phoenician women or Supplices?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Phoenician women: Challenging; Supplices: Demanding.