The title character decides that he cannot return to his homeland and face the repudiation of his father. He summons his son Eurysaces [you-RISS-uh-sees] and gives him his shield and directs him to return to Salamis. Calchas [KAL- kuss], the Greek prophet, warns the title character's brother, Teucer, that his brother must stay in the tent for a full day, or else he will surely die. After the title character dies, Teucer, as well as his brother's consort Tecmessa proceed to bury the hero despite the orders of Menelaus. Odysseus resolves the dispute by allowing the burial to take place. For 10 points, identify this tragedy by Sophocles, about t
The title character decides that he cannot return to his homeland and face the repudiation of his father. He summons his son Eurysaces [you-RISS-uh-sees] and gives him his shield and directs him to return to Salamis. Calchas [KAL- kuss], the Greek prophet, warns the title character's brother, Teucer, that his brother must stay in the tent for a full day, or else he will surely die. After the title character dies, Teucer, as well as his brother's consort Tecmessa proceed to bury the hero despite the orders of Menelaus. Odysseus resolves the dispute by allowing the burial to take place. For 10 points, identify this tragedy by Sophocles, about the defiant son of Telamon.
The title character decides that he cannot return to his homeland and face the repudiation of his father.
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