Electra; Oedipus the King
by Sofokles
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..".Descifro los famosos enigmas y era hombre poderoso, con fortuna queningun ciudadano podia contemplarsin sentir envidia; miren en que terrible cumulo de desgracias esta envuelto." b"Sofocles (496-406 a.C.)El mito de Edipo era uno de los tantos relaTags
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Sophocles was born around 496 B.C. in Colonus (near Athens), Greece. In 480, he was selected to lead the paean (choral chant to a god) celebrating the decisive Greek sea victory over the Persians at the Battle of Salamis. He served as a treasurer and general for Athens when it was expanding its empire and influence. He wrote approximately 123 show more plays including Ajax, Antigone, Oedipus Tyrannus, Trachiniae, Electra, Philoctetes, and Oedipus at Colonus. His last recorded act was to lead a chorus in public mourning for Euripides. He died in 406 B. C. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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