Characters in the Play

Name: The Trachiniae - Characters in the Play
Author: Sophocles

Deianeira

Nurse

Hyllus, son of Heracles and Deianeira

Messenger

Lichas, the herald of Heracles

Heracles

An Old Man

Chorus of Trachinian Maidens

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Chicago: Sophocles, "Characters in the Play," The Trachiniae Original Sources, accessed June 16, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=JSPNK9JH412M9H4.

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