An Interpolation in the Prologue of Euripides’ <i>Troades</i>

<!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 11.0pt .5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Times;">The opening scene of Poseidon and Athena must be seen as an interpolation, as it contradicts important elements of the ensuing play and Euripides’ use of prologues elsewhere.</span></p> <!--EndFragment--