Philosopher. A teenaged Lianne found his words inspiring. He said: "One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life; that word is love." It is a pity for Keith and Veronica that she didn't make another of his insights her guide to life: "There's nothing in the world so demoralizing as money". Sophocles is quoted, though, sadly, not in Greek, in 1.07 "The Girl Next Door."

ca. 496-406 BCE. Sophocles was an active Athenian citizen and a prize-winning playwright (he won the City Dionysia 24 times and never came in lower than second place) in his day. His most famous innovation was introducing a third actor into the tragedy. Only seven of Sophocles' 120 or so plays survive.

one of the great tragedians of ancient Greece (496-406 BC)

Greek writer of tragedies; author of Oedipus Rex. (p. 139)

Sophocles (; 495 BC–406 BC) was one of the three great ancient Greek tragedians. Other tragedians were Aeschylus and Euripides. According to the Suda he wrote 123 plays; in the dramatic competitions of the Festival of Dionysus (where each submission by one playwright consisted of four plays; three tragedies and a satyr play), he won more first prizes (around 20) than any other playwright, and placed second in all others he participated in (Lloyd-Jones 1994: 8).