Trachiniae

ancient Greek tragedy by Sophocles

By Sophocles

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Created: 445 BCE
Genre: Greek tragedy
Form: play
Language: Ancient Greek
Characters: Deianira, Heracles, Hyllus, Lichas
Set in: Trachis
date of first performance: 440 BCE, 420s BCE
described by source: Sophocles, Introduction to The Women of Trachis, Sophocles. The seven plays in English verse, Women of Trachis
entry in abbreviations table: Soph. Trach.
has edition or translation: Trachiniae, Les Trakhiniennes, The Maidens of Trachis, Trachinki, Women of Trachis, Las traquinias, Las traquinenses, Trachiniae, The Trachinian Maidens, The Women of Trachis, Kvinderne i Trakis
instance of: dramatic work
location of first performance: Theatre of Dionysus
title: Τραχίνιαι

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Women of Trachis or The Trachiniae (Ancient Greek: Τραχίνιαι, Trachiniai) c. 450–425 BC, is an Athenian tragedy by Sophocles. Women of Trachis is generally considered to be less developed than Sophocles' other works, and its dating has been a subject of disagreement among critics and scholars.

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