Sons are the anchors of a mother's life.

άλλ' είσΐ μητρί παΐ8ες αγκνραυ βίου.

Sophocles

Phaedra

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Topic

Mothers and sons Parents and children

Author

Sophocles

Source

Phaedra

Medium

Play

Genre

Greek tragedy Tragedy (play)

Language

Greek

Time

400 BC 400s BC 5th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Playwright Writer

From

Greece Europe Ancient Greece

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Citation

Sophocles. Phaedra. c. 5th century BC, fragment 612.

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Author

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Source
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Medium
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Genre
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Time
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