Philoctetes
by Sophocles
Reading #18 ("Anabasis 3", 2025)
Abstract
Neoptolemus tries to convince a wounded Philoctetes and his Herculean bow to return to the Trojan War front.
Bibliographic Data
| Kind | Term |
|---|---|
| authors | Sophocles |
| literary form | drama, play |
| genres | tragedy, tragedy of character, complex tragedy, tragedy of suffering |
| subjects | ethics, friendship, the greater good, war, Trojan War, Hercules, Odysseus, Achilles, Neoptolemus, pride, ends vs the means |
| period | Classical Greece, 5th c. BCE |
| language | Ancient Greek, Attic Greek |
| same as | wikidata | wikipedia |
| keywords & tags | none |
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