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Sophocles

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Ancient Greek tragedian (c. 497-406 BCE) and one of the three great tragic playwrights of Classical Athens alongside Aeschylus and Euripides, author of Oedipus Rex and Antigone, whose surviving plays became foundational models for Western drama.

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Antigone, Works
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Additional Source Wikipedia: Sophocles
Oedipus Rex, Works
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Additional Source Wikipedia: Oedipus Rex
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1. Wikipedia: Sophocles
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    His first plays were written later than, or contemporary with, those of Aeschylus and earlier than, or contemporary with, those of Euripides.
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    497/496 - winter 406/405 BC) was an ancient Greek tragedian, one of three from whom at least two plays have survived in full.
  • Works Created: Antigone
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Wikidata: Sophocles
Wikidata Q7235, class allow-list match (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926 resolve_missing)View the Source
Wikipedia: Oedipus Rex
Works Created: Oedipus RexView the Source
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