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Philoctetes by Sophocles, follows Greek warriors Odysseus and Neoptolemus as they attempt to retrieve Philoctetes and his essential bow from the deserted island of Lemnos, where Philoctetes, suffering from a painful wound, was abandoned years earlier. The plot delves into themes of deception, ethics, and fate, culminating in a divine intervention that prompts Philoctetes to aid the Greeks in the Trojan War.