The Trachiniae Sophocles – The story begins with Deianeira, the wife of Heracles, relating the story of her early life and her plight adjusting to married life. She is now distraught over her husband’s neglect of her family. Often involved in some adventure, he rarely visits them. She sends their son Hyllus to find him, as she is concerned over prophecies about Heracles and the land he is currently in. After Hyllus sets off, a messenger arrives with word that Heracles, victorious in his recent battle, is making offerings on Cape Cenaeum and coming home soon to Trachis.
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Sophocles (born c. 496 bc, Colonus, near Athens [Greece]died 406, Athens), (Greek: ; German editions: Sophokles , Russian: , French editions: Sophocle ) was an ancient Greek tragedy playwright. Not many things are known about his life other than that he was wealthy, well educated and wrote about one hundred and twenty three plays (of which few are extant). One of his best known plays is ‘Oedipus the King’ (Oedipus Rex).
Lingua Inglese ● Formato EPUB ● Pagine 111 ● ISBN 9783986771928 ● Dimensione 0.6 MB ● Casa editrice Phoemixx Classics Ebooks ● Città Vachendorf ● Paese DE ● Pubblicato 2021 ● Scaricabile 24 mesi ● Moneta EUR ● ID 8236781 ● Protezione dalla copia DRM sociale
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