The Trachiniae

Description

The Trachiniae (also known as The Trachinian Women) is a tragedy by the ancient Greek playwright Sophocles. The title refers to the Chorus (onlookers and commentators on the action) rather than to the chief protagonists, who are the Greek hero Heracles and his jealous wife, Deianeira.

Part of the Encyclopaedia Britannica’s Great Books of the Western World set.

This book has 35 pages in the PDF version. This translation by R. C. Jebb was originally published in 1873.

Production notes: This ebook of The Trachiniae was published by Global Grey in 2018.