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Women of Trachis
| Women of Trachis | |
|---|---|
 Hercules on his funeral pyre by Hans Sebald Beham | |
| Written by | Sophocles |
| Chorus | Women of Trachis |
| Characters | Deianeira Nurse Hyllus Messenger Lichas Heracles Old man |
| Mute | Iole |
| Place premiered | Athens |
| Original language | Ancient Greek |
| Genre | Athenian tragedy |
| Setting | At Trachis, before the house of Heracles |
Women of Trachis or The Trachiniae (Ancient Greek: Τραχίνιαι, Trachiniai) c. 450–425 BC, is an Athenian tragedy by Sophocles.
Women of Trachis is generally considered to be less developed than Sophocles' other works, and its dating has been a subject of disagreement among critics and scholars.
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