Sophocles

Sophocles (born c. 496 bc, Colonus, near Athens Greece]-died 406, Athens) was an ancient Greek tragedy playwright. Not many things are known about his life other than that he was wealthy, well educated and wrote about one hundred and twenty three plays (of which few are extant). One of his best known plays is 'Oedipus the King' (Oedipus Rex).

Sophocles (born c. 496 bc, Colonus, near Athens Greece]-died 406, Athens) was an ancient Greek tragedy playwright. Not many things are known about his life other than that he was wealthy, well educated and wrote about one hundred and twenty three plays (of which few are extant). One of his best known plays is 'Oedipus the King' (Oedipus Rex).

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To telefta o ap ta dr mata tou Sophokl ous. Parousi zi tis telefta es perip ties tou Id poda kai kl ni me ton th nat tou ston Kolon . I yenik xarsi, o lirism s, i ex mnisi ton Athin n, to megal o tou roa pou petha ni, anadikn oun to dr ma aft os na ap ta aristoury mata tou pangosm ou the trou.

Lim s erim ni ti Th va kai tha stamat si, s mphona me khrism pou d thike, an timorith o phon as tou llote vasili La ou. O Id podas, pou khe pantreft ti kh ra tou La ou kai nai vasili s ton Thiv n, prospath na anakal psi to phon a. I revna apokal pti: a) ti phon as tou La ou nai o dios o Id podas kai v) ti pragmatopi thike o khrism s pou khe doth ap ton Ap llona sto L io, ti dilad o Id podas tha sk tone ton pat ra tou kai tha pantrev tan ti mit ra tou. I Iok sti apelpism ni apankhon zetai kai o Id podas me exorigm na ta m tia parousi zetai sto t los aim phertos yia na katarast ti phrikt m ra tou. Theor tai os i pio ipodigmatik tragod a tis arkhai titas. To k rio n im tis, pithan tata, nai pos o nthropos enery kal , tan sk vi tapin empr s sti m ra tou, all enery irik , tan orm katap no tis kai katasintr vetai.

Aias est une trag die grecque de Sophocle dont la date de cr ation n'est pas connue. Par d ductions, la plupart des sp cialistes s'accordent pour en faire une des oeuvres initiales de son auteur, jou e pour la premi re fois entre 450 et 440 av. J.-C. et plus probablement au printemps 445 av. J.-C.. Dans cette pi ce, Sophocle raconte les circonstances qui ont conduit la mort d'Ajax, chef des Salaminiens. L'action se passe devant les remparts de la cit de Troie que les Grecs assi gent.