Ichneutae
The Ichneutae (Ancient Greek: Ἰχνευταί, Ichneutai, "trackers"), also known as the Searchers, Trackers or Tracking Satyrs, is a fragmentary satyr play by the fifth-century BC Athenian dramatist Sophocles. Three nondescript quotations in ancient authors were all that was known of the play until 1912, when the extensive remains of a second-century CE papyrus roll of the Ichneutae were published among the Oxyrhynchus Papyri. With more than four hundred lines surviving in their entirety or in part, the Ichneutae is now the best preserved ancient satyr play after Euripides' Cyclops, the only fully extant example of the genre. The manuscript is now kept in the British Library in London.
Ichneutae | |
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Written by | Sophocles |
Chorus | Satyrs |
Characters | Apollo Silenus Cyllene (oread) Hermes (not present in the extant fragments) |
Place premiered | Athens |
Original language | Ancient Greek |
Genre | Satyr play |
Setting | Mount Cyllene in Arcadia |
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