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Sophocles · Arthur S. Hunt and others (1912)
[Image: ]The Theatre of Dionysus in Athens, where Sophocles’ plays were first performed Translated by Arthur S Hunt THIS PLAY WAS written circa 460 B.C and only 400 lines have survived. Trackers is a satyr play, which was a type of burlesque or parody that playwrights staged after presenting their more serious tragedies. Satyr plays featured a chorus of eleven men dressed as satyrs. Only one stayr play survives complete, titled Cyclops and composed by Euripides. The plot of Trackers focuses on the exploits of Hermes, the winged messenger, a god renowned for theft, cunning, music and commerce. In the play, the chorus of eleven satyrs attempt to track down the cattle stolen by Hermes from the god Apollo. During their quest, Hermes charms them with an instrument of his own invention, a kithara (lyre). Hermes - wing-footed messenger of the gods A chorus of satyrs (horned and lustful …
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