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"War loves to seek its victims in the young." Scyrii. Frag. 507. "If it were possible to heal sorrow by weeping and to raise the dead with tears, gold were less prized than grief." Frag. 510. BIOGRAPHY: Sophocles was born in Colonus in c. 496 B.C. and died 406/5 B.C. For more information on Sophocles and his contributions to tragedy, see Sophocles Feature. THE PLAYS:
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