Characters in the Play

Name: Philoctetes - Characters in the Play
Author: Sophocles

Ulysses, King of Ithaca

Neoptolemus, son of Achilles

Philoctetes, son of Poeas and Companion of Hercules

A Spy

Hercules

Chorus, composed of the companions of Ulysses and Neoptolemus

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Chicago: Sophocles, "Characters in the Play," Philoctetes, trans. Thomas Francklin Original Sources, accessed April 1, 2025, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=PSKP4KP6GWKA28W.

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Harvard: Sophocles, 'Characters in the Play' in Philoctetes, trans. . Original Sources, retrieved 1 April 2025, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=PSKP4KP6GWKA28W.