Sophocles
noun
495?–406? b.c., Greek dramatist.
Sophoclean
-
a word derived from
Sophocles.
Example Sentences
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Does our current Sophoclean moment mean that the mythic drama of Greece still holds its age-old power for theatergoers?
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026
However, after the game’s Sophoclean twist near the end, the hardships visited upon the player take on a different light.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 27, 2021
McCraney doesn’t set up his drama with carefully calculated Sophoclean suspense.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2017
He’s living proof that America is the land of opportunity and the land of limitless self-delusion, where everyone is free to reinvent themselves and then, with almost Sophoclean inevitability, to destroy themselves.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2016
It is in the Sophoclean play that Electra is most prominent.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" by Various
