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Trachiniae (Sophocles)
the Trachiniae
also: Trachiniae, Trachiniis, the Trachiniae, Women of Trachis
The tragedy of Sophocles dramatizing the death of Hercules, poisoned by the robe Deianira sent in the unwitting belief it would restore his love. Cicero quotes (in Latin verse, probably his own rendering) the dying Hercules' long lament as an example of a hero broken by pain.
Reading notes
- Tusculan Disputations §2.20 in Sophocles, in the \textit{Trachiniae}
Sophocles' tragedy The Women of Trachis, dramatizing the death of Hercules in the poisoned robe sent unwittingly by his wife Deianira. Cicero renders the dying hero's lament into Latin verse.