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Philoctetes (Ancient Greek: Φιλοκτήτης Philoktētēs; English pronunciation: /ˌfɪləkˈtiːtiːz/ stressed on the third syllable -tet-) is a play by Sophocles (Aeschylus and Euripides also each wrote a Philoctetes but theirs have not survived). The play was written during the Peloponnesian War. It was first performed at the Festival of Dionysus in 409 BC where it won first prize.

Philoctetes.jpg
author
Sophocles
character in play
Odysseus, Heracles, Neoptolemus, Philoctetes, a spy
chorus character in play
Greek Sailors
genre
Tragedy
original language
Ancient Greek
premiere place
Classical Athens
premiere year
-409-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
setting of play
Before a cave at Lemnos

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