Sophocles
əˌkliz noun
495?–406? b.c, Greek dramatist.
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| —n | |
| ?496--406 | |
| Sophoclean | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
Sophocles
Athenian tragic poet (c.496-406 B.C.E.), the name is Gk. Sophokles, lit. "famed for wisdom," from sophos "wise" + *-kles "fame" (see Damocles).
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Sophocles [(sof-uh-kleez)]An ancient Greek poet, author of Oedipus Rex and Antigone. He is counted, with Euripides and Aeschylus, among the great Greek authors of tragedies.
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