Project Gutenberg 2020-02-23 Public domain in the USA. 114 Sophocles -496 -406 Σοφοκλής Sófocles Sophokles Csiky, Gergely 1842 1891 Csiki, Gergely Philoktetes Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philoctetes_(Sophocles_play) Wikipedia page about this book: https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philoctetes_(Sophocles) Produced by Albert László from page images generously made available by the Google Books Library Project "Philoktetes" by Sophocles is a tragic play written in the 5th century BC. This work explores themes of abandonment, suffering, and the quest for redemption through the character of Philoktetes, a Greek warrior left on the desolate island of Lemnos after being bitten by a snake. The play begins with Odysseus and Neoptolemos plotting to retrieve Philoktetes for the Greek army during the Trojan War, as only his legendary bow can secure their victory against Troy. At the start of the tragedy, we learn of Philoktetes' harrowing experience on Lemnos, where he has languished alone for nine years due to a festering wound that caused both physical pain and social isolation. The opening scenes depict the arrival of Odysseus and Neoptolemos, who have come with the intent to convince Philoktetes to return with them, either through persuasion or deceit. As they prepare to engage with him, the tension between moral integrity and the necessity of their mission becomes apparent, setting the stage for a conflict filled with emotional depth and moral complexity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 67.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. hu Tragedies (Drama) Trojan War -- Drama Philoctetes (Mythological character) -- Drama PA Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: Classics of Literature 173545 2025-07-24T10:48:28.621735 text/html 154360 2024-10-17T16:41:55 text/html 108194 2025-07-24T10:48:35.738684 application/epub+zip 112185 2025-07-24T10:48:30.836739 application/epub+zip 112186 2025-07-24T10:48:29.413729 application/epub+zip 228457 2025-07-24T10:48:38.733661 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 208975 2025-07-24T10:48:34.832732 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 179067 2022-09-27T18:55:10.904659 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 97372 2025-07-24T10:48:27.559711 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 77629 2024-10-17T16:41:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18086 2025-07-24T10:48:38.927730 application/rdf+xml 10542 2025-07-24T10:48:29.946757 image/jpeg 2970 2025-07-24T10:48:29.681787 image/jpeg 103856 2025-07-24T10:48:28.632723 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog hu.wikipedia hu.wikipedia en.wikipedia