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What is the name of Sophocles' play about the hero Philoctetes?

  • Philoctetes

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Sophocles wrote a play called Philoctetes, which tells the story of the eponymous hero who was abandoned on an island by the Greeks during the Trojan War. The play explores themes of suffering, betrayal, and redemption.
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