1. Sophocles - Noun
2. Sophocles - Proper noun
one of the great tragedians of ancient Greece (496-406 BC)
Source: WordNetIf I am Sophocles, I am not mad; and if I am mad, I am not Sophocles. Sophocles
Sophocles taught us that the greatest of all human laws is justice... and I think that is something we have to remember. Alexis Tsipras
Sophocles said he drew men as they ought to be, and Euripides as they were. Aristotle
All art at a certain level is entertainment. We go to a tragedy by Sophocles to be entertained. John Banville
The history of screenwriting - of what we do - is more than 100 years old. It's thousands of years old, going back to Sophocles and Euripedes. I believe the only - the only - separation for being a dramatist is reading drama. John Logan
The idea of withholding a massive secret is obviously quite exciting to some people. It is also the basis of much classic drama, of course, from Sophocles onwards. Lynne Truss