The directory «Plots»

Sophocles (Σοφοκλής)
(496–406 BC)

Greek tragic dramatist, younger contemporary of Aeschylus and older contemporary of Euripides, b. Colonus, near Athens. A man of wealth, charm, and genius, Sophocles was given posts of responsibility in peace and in war by the Athenians. He was a general and a priest; after his death he was worshiped as a hero. At the age of 16 he led the chorus... More...

Croatia, 1997, «Electra» by Sophocles

Greece, 1975, Antigona and Creon

Greece, 1987, Emilios Veakis in «Oedipus Rex»

Greece, 1998, Sophocles

Sierra Leone, 1990, Lord Olivier in «Oedipus»

St. Vincent, 1993, The Apotheosis of Homer