The Trachiniae · Chapters
Chapters explained
Chapter companions for The Trachiniae by Sophocles.
Each chapter has a companion in the reader — open a free preview to see notes beside the text.
Chapter 1
Dramatis Personae
This chapter lists the characters of the play, including Heracles, his wife Deianira, their son Hyllus, the herald Lichas, a messenger, a nurse, an old man, Iolè, captive women, and the Chorus of Trachinian maidens, setting the scene before the house of Heracles at Trachis.
Chapter 2
The Trachiniae
The Trachiniae — Stage Lens: dramatic beats, line helps that follow your scroll, and stage picture. Read to understand, not to collect a closed thesis.
Chapter 3
Endnotes
This chapter provides explanatory endnotes, including a note on the Peleads, the priestesses of Dodona who interpreted the rustling of oak leaves and the cooing of sacred doves, with their name folk-etymologically linked to 'peleiai' (doves).