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Philoctetes
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Philoctetes [ˌfɪlɒkˈtiːtiːz fɪˈlɒktɪˌtiːz]
n
(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth a hero of the Trojan War, in which he killed Paris with the bow and poisoned arrows given to him by Hercules
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292 PA4414 Volume 292 of the Mnemosyne Supplementa, this title argues a fundamental difference in the modes of expression of actor and chorus in Sophoklean tragedy, using Antigone and Philoktetes as examples.
The choruses of Sophokles' Antigone and Philoktetes; a dance of words by Reference & Research Book News
The first occurs after the battle when Philoktetes (an Achaean hero) is bitten by a serpent; he makes so much noise and his wound stinks so badly that his comrades abandon him on a deserted island.
Shanower, Eric. Betrayal, Part One by Galuschak, George / Kliatt
 
 
 
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