Yet for some reason, Euripides never seemed to share the Athenians’ profound sense of civic pride. In Euripides’ works, women spoke too loudlyPerhaps the most groundbreaking aspect of Euripides’ works was how he portrayed women, who were considered inherently less important in civic life than men. These were the aspects of the gods Euripides wanted Athenians to see, rather than worship blindly. Athens in crisisIt is no coincidence that Euripides’ career coincided with Athens’ most turbulent years. Athens may have feared the mirrors Euripides held up to their flaws, but history has remembered him vividly.