Home Readings

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

Linked data embedded within this page (JSON-LD)
Field Value
authors Sophocles
literary form drama, play
genres tragedy
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

Contextual Relations

Refers To

  • (none)

Referenced By

  • (none)