Euripides' Heraclidae | 
so-soI hadn't heard of this play prior to reading it, and I understand why. It's instantly forgettable, with little to redeem it in its language or construction. Like the Suppliant Women, it focuses on the theme of refugees (children, in this case) and justice, but we also have a virgin sacrifice thrown in for the well-oiled Athenian social and religious structure to continue operating. All in all, it felt like Euripides himself grew weary of his play.
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Statue: Heracles and his child Telephos. Marble, Roman copy of the 1st–2nd century CE after a Greek original of the 4th century BCE. Found in Tivoli, Italy. 3y