Wp/knc/Sophocles
Sophocles
| Sex or gender | male  |
|---|---|
| Country of citizenship | Classical Athens |
| Name in native language | Σοφοκλῆς |
| Given name | Sophocles |
| Date of birth | 496 BCE |
| Place of birth | Colonus |
| Date of death | 406 BCE |
| Place of death | Atene |
| Child | Iophon, Ariston |
| Native language | Ancient Greek |
| Languages spoken, written or signed | Ancient Greek |
| Writing language | Ancient Greek |
| Occupation | tragedy writer, playwright, writer |
| Field of work | literature, drama |
| Genre | Greek tragedy |
| Depicted by | Sophocles (bust) |
| Copyright status as a creator | copyrights on works have expired |
| Documentation files at | SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts |
[1]Sophocles (c. 497/496 ⁇ winter 406/405 BC) [1] shiye kura lardǝ Greekbe wo, shido shiga notǝnama kam fal suro yakkǝben shidowo biske makkarye falnza kǝnǝngatǝna. Biskewanzə buro salakbedə ngawo Aeschylusbe-a, au zamanzə-a lan ruwotə; kuru buron, au zamanzə-a lan, Euripidesbe-a. Sophoclesye biskewa 120 kozəna, amma biskewa arakkəye cotto kənəngatəna: Ajax, Antigone, Women of Trachis, Oedipus Rex, Electra, Philoctetes, kuru Oedipus at Colonus