# Alcmaeon — Nicomachean Ethics character guide

> Alcmaeon in Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0003-book-i

## Who they are

Mythological figure cited in discussions of justice.

## Relationships

### [Euripides](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/nicomachean_ethics_se/characters/euripides)

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Euripides wrote a lost tragedy about Alcmaeon, making Alcmaeon a character in his play.

## In the story

### [The Will](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/nicomachean_ethics_se/chapters/the-will)

Mentioned as a character in Euripides' play who was compelled to kill his mother, illustrating a controversial case of compulsion.

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