Sophocles (496-406 BC) - Ranked with Aeschylus and Euripides as one of the
greatest Greek dramatists, he is the most distinguished of the three. His
works remain the finest examples of the art of Greek drama. Comparatively
conservative, he searched for truth in the existing moral order.
Ajax (465-450 BC) - Sophocles' earliest extant work is a tragedy about
Ajax, a famous hero of the Trojan War. Put under a spell by a goddess, he
tortures and slaughters sheep which he has mistaken for humans.
