Sophocles

Summary

Sophocles is a human^[1]. He was born in Colonus^[2]. He was born on 496 BC^[3]. He died in Athens^[4]. He died on 406 BC^[5]. He worked as a tragedy writer^[6], playwright^[7], writer^[8], priest^[9], and politician^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.62% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,763 views/month, #6,192 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Born in Colonus^[2], Sophocles…
• Sophocles passed away in Athens^[4].
• Sophocles passed away in Atene^[12].
• Sophocles was born on 496 BC^[3].
• Sophocles died on 406 BC^[5].
• A child of Sophocles was Iophon^[13].
• A child of Sophocles was Ariston^[14].
• Sophocles held citizenship in Classical Athens^[15].
• Ancient Greek was Sophocles's native language^[16].
• Sophocles's professions included tragedy writer^[6].
• Sophocles's professions included playwright^[7].
• Sophocles worked as a writer^[8].
• Sophocles's professions included priest^[9].
• Sophocles worked as a politician^[10].
• Sophocles's field of work was literature^[17].
• Sophocles's field of work was drama^[18].
• Sophocles's field of work was politics^[19].
• A notable work attributed to Sophocles is Oedipus Rex^[20].
• A notable work attributed to Sophocles is Oedipus at Colonus^[21].
• A notable work attributed to Sophocles is Antigone^[22].
• A notable work attributed to Sophocles is Philoctetes^[23].
• A notable work attributed to Sophocles is Ajax^[24].
• A notable work attributed to Sophocles is Electra^[25].
• Sophocles is recorded as male^[26].
• Sophocles's instance of is recorded as human^[27].

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Origins and Family

Sophocles's place of birth was Colonus^[2]. He was born on 496 BC^[3]. Ancient Greek was his native language^[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include tragedy writer^[6], playwright^[7], writer^[8], priest^[9], and politician^[10]. Fields of work include literature^[17], a type of arts^[28]; drama^[18], a literary mode^[29]; and politics^[19], an academic discipline^[30].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Oedipus Rex^[20], a dramatic work^[31]; Oedipus at Colonus^[21], a dramatic work^[32]; Antigone^[22], a dramatic work^[33], founded in -0442^[34]; Philoctetes^[23], a dramatic work^[35]; Ajax^[24], a dramatic work^[36], founded in -0467^[37]; and Electra^[25], a dramatic work^[38], founded in -0401^[39]. Things named for Sophocles include he^[40].

Personal Life

Children include Iophon^[13], a poet^[41], b. -0450^[42], of Classical Athens^[43] and Ariston^[14], a tragedy writer^[44].

Death and Burial

Sophocles died on 406 BC^[5]. Recorded place of death include Athens^[4], a big city^[45], in Greece^[46], founded in -7000^[47] and Atene^[12], a deme^[48], in Classical Athens^[49].

Why It Matters

Sophocles ranks in the top 0.62% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,763 views/month, #6,192 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[50] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[51]

He has been cited as an influence by Arthur Miller^[52], a playwright^[53], 1915–2005^[54], of United States^[55], awarded the Princess of Asturias Literary Prize^[56].

Works attributed to him include Oedipus Rex^[57], a dramatic work^[58]; Antigone^[59], a dramatic work^[60], founded in -0442^[61]; Electra^[62], a dramatic work^[63], founded in -0401^[64]; Oedipus at Colonus^[65], a dramatic work^[66]; Ajax^[67], a dramatic work^[68], founded in -0467^[69]; and Trachiniae^[70], a dramatic work^[71], founded in -0445^[72]. Entities named for him include he^[40].

FAQs

Where was Sophocles born?

Born in Colonus^[2], Sophocles…

Where did Sophocles die?

Sophocles died in Athens^[4].

What did Sophocles do for work?

Sophocles worked as tragedy writer^[6], playwright^[7], writer^[8], priest^[9], and politician^[10].

Who did Sophocles influence?

Sophocles has been cited as an influence by Arthur Miller^[52].