Women of Trachis

Women of Trachis

Women of Trachis

Women of Trachis

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Overview

Sophocles' Women of Trachis is a play that resonates with the complexity

of life, expressing happiness entwined with despair and beauty tangled

with violence. The date of the play is uncertain, but it was probably

composed sometime between 450-425 BCE. The protagonists are Heracles

(Hercules), the son of Zeus, and Deianeira, his beautiful wife. The story is

myth, but the theme is timeless. Heracles falls in love with a younger woman

whom he has taken captive, and Deianeira tries to reclaim his love using

magic from a long-dead centaur's blood. Within the familiar theme of love

and heartbreak, Sophocles creates an image of the world with its fragility,

mutability, passion, and tragedy.

Sophocles (born 496 BCE in Colonus, near Athens) is one of the greatest


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781732756823
Publisher: Viveca Smith Publishing
Publication date: 04/24/2023
Pages: 90
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.22(d)

About the Author

Sophocles was born in 496 BCE in Colonus and died in 406 BCE inAthens. He is one of the three great tragedians of ancient Greece and isbest known for Oedipus Rex. Women of Trachis is thought to be one of hisearliest tragedies, though there is no definitive date for its composition.Sophocles is said to have won first prize at the Festival of Dionysus at leasteighteen times.

Viveca Smith studied ancient Greek at Baylor University. She received her M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Dallas.
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