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Electra (Ancient Greek: Ἠλέκτρα, Ēlektra, also called The Electra), is a Greek tragedy by Sophocles. Its date is not known, but various stylistic similarities

tragedies. She is the main character in two Greek tragedies, Electra by Sophocles and Electra by Euripides. She is also the central figure in plays by Aeschylus

competitions and was sometimes beaten by Sophocles; Euripides won four. The most famous tragedies of Sophocles feature Oedipus and Antigone: they are generally

Strauss Electra, by Johann Christian Friedrich Hæffner Elektra, by Mikis Theodorakis Electra (Euripides play) Electra (Sophocles play) Electra (Giraudoux

play, Libation Bearers) and also in Sophocles' Electra, although the relative dating of Euripides' and Sophocles' plays remain uncertain. In his tragedy

she predicts that so many young men will die at Troy, whereas in Sophocles' Electra, Agamemnon has slain an animal sacred to Artemis, and subsequently

their stepfather, for their murder of Agamemnon, their father (cf. Electra, by Sophocles). Ironically, Clytemnestra was avenging the death of her other daughter

Shapiro, eds. 2010. The Complete Sophocles: Volume II: Electra and Other Plays. Vol 2. Electra and Other Plays. By Sophocles. Greek Tragedy in New Translations

Internet Classics Archive | Electra by Sophocles". classics.mit.edu. Translated by Jebb, Richard Claverhouse. "Sophocles, Electra". www.perseus.tufts.edu

1893 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Sophocles, Electra in Sophocles. Ajax. Electra. Oedipus Tyrannus, Edited and translated by Hugh Lloyd-Jones