Sophocles Subject Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 11, 2023

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	noun • (Greek mythology) the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra; persuaded her brother (Orestes) to avenge Agamemnon's death by helping her to kill Clytemnestra and her lover (Aegisthus)
	36%	9		Subject matter of Sophocles' 'Electra'
	noun • someone who kills his or her parent • the murder of your own father or mother
	31%	5		Subject of a famous tragedy by Sophocles
	noun • (Greek mythology) king of Thebes who was unwittingly killed by his son Oedipus

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New York Times29 Apr 2007	Across 95
New York Times17 Sep 1998	Down 7
New York Times23 Jul 1993	Down 40
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