
Philoctetes
by Sophocles
'Philoctetes ' Summary
Philoctetes was the subject of four different plays of ancient Greece, each written by one of the three major Greek tragedians. Of the four plays, Sophocles' Philoctetes is the only one that has survived. Sophocles' Philoctetes at Troy, Aeschylus' Philoctetes and Euripides' Philoctetes have all been lost, with the exception of some fragments. Philoctetes is also mentioned in Homer's Iliad, Book 2, which describes his exile on the island of Lemnos, his being wounded by snake-bite, and his eventual recall by the Greeks. The recall of Philoctetes is told in the lost epic Little Iliad, where his retrieval was accomplished by Diomedes. Philoctetes killed three men at Troy.
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Sophocles
Greece
Sophocles, a towering figure in ancient Greek literature, was a renowned tragedian whose plays continue to captivate audiences today. Born around 497/496 BC in Athens, he lived a long and illustrious...
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