# Euripides — Meditations character guide

> Euripides in Meditations by Marcus Aurelius.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0007-book-viii

## Who they are

Greek tragedian, quoted in the Meditations.

## Relationships

### [Plato](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/meditations_se/characters/plato)

_social_

Both were classical Athenian figures; Plato referenced Euripides in his works, though they moved in different intellectual circles.

## In the story

### [Book VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/meditations_se/chapters/book-vii)

Quoted for the lines about enduring the breeze sent by heaven and toiling without complaining.

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