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What was the famous Greek drama by Sophocles?

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Sophocles wrote over a hundred plays. Only seven are extant. They were written and performed as trilogies.

The Theban trilogy comprises:

King Oedipus

Oedipus at Colonus

Antigone

The other (single) plays we have are:

Ajax

Electra

Women of Trachis

Philoctetes

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