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Sophocles
Sophocles (; , , Sophoklễs; 497/496 – winter 406/405 BC) was an ancient Greek tragedian, one of three from whom at least two plays have survived in full. His first plays were written later than, or contemporary with, those of Aeschylus and earlier than, or contemporary with, those of Euripides. Sophocles wrote more than 120 plays, but only seven have survived in a complete form: Ajax, Antigone, Women of Trachis, Oedipus Rex, Electra, Philoctetes, and Oedipus at Colonus. For almost 50 years, Sophocles was the most celebrated playwright in the dramatic competitions of the city-state of Athens, w
Iophon
Iophon (, fl. 428 BC – 405 BC) was a Greek tragic poet, son of Sophocles, and brother to Ariston.
God helps those who help themselves
religious proverb and proverbial call for self-help
Ariston
ancient Greek tragic poet, son of Sophocles