Sophocles

Sophocles
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 (Cf. Damocles)).

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  • Sophocles — Sophoclean /sof euh klee euhn/, adj. /sof euh kleez /, n. 495? 406? B.C., Greek dramatist. * * * born с 496, Colonus, near Athens died 406 BC, Athens Greek playwright. With Aeschylus and Euripides, he was one of the three great tragic playwrights …   Universalium

  • SOPHOCLES — I. SOPHOCLES Poeta Tragicus, patriâ Atheniensis, tantâ orationis suavitate, ut vulgo μέλιττα, h. e. apis, item Siren Attica cognominaretur, aequalis Euripidis ac Periclis, cuius etiam quandoque collega fuit in praetura. Natus Olympiade 73. ante… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • Sophocles — noun a) A Greek dramatic poet (ca.495 BC – 406 BC); Sophocles was one of the three greatest Greek tragedians. In the Athenian dramatic competitions of the Festival of Dionysus, he won more first prizes (around 20) than any other playwright, and… …   Wiktionary

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  • Sophocles (software) — Infobox Software name = Sophocles caption = Scene detail, location explorer, and script view. developer = Sophocles Software, LLC latest release version = 2007 (Beta) latest release date = February 2007 operating system = Windows genre =… …   Wikipedia

  • Sophocles (Asteroid) — Asteroid (2921) Sophocles Eigenschaften des Orbits (Simulation) Orbittyp Hauptgürtelasteroid Große Halbachse 3,2466  …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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