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grbs-4911	Halleran, Michael R.	Lichas’ Lies and Sophoclean Innovation	1986	9	.pdf	application/pdf	4223	171	66	Then, in response to Deianeira's question about the delay (246f), he describes the events that led to Heracles' sack of Oechalia (248-90): Eurytus' abusive treatment and expulsion of Heracles from his house provoked Heracles' stealthy murder of Eurytus' son Iphi­ tus; after Zeus punished Heracles for this murder by having him sold as a slave to the Lydian queen Omphale, Heracles fulfilled his vow of vengeance and sacked Oechalia, taking from it the band of women who accompany Lichas. T. von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff, Die dramatische Technik des Sophokles (Bertin 1917) 142-45; K. Reinhardt, Sophocles3 , trans. H. Harvey and D. Harvey (Oxford 1979) 43f; A. Beck, Der Empfang loles, Hermes 81 (1953) 10-21; G. Gellie, Sopho­ cles: a Reading (Melbourne 1972) 61. 239 HALLERAN, MICHAEL R., Lichas' Lies and Sophoclean Innovation , Greek, Roman and Byzantine Studies, 27:3 (1986:Autumn) p.239 240 LICHAS' LIES rance are explored throughout the play; 2 the deception of Deianeira plays a role in the larger structure of the drama and is balanced later when she herself dissembles in sending the poisoned robe to Heracles.	cache/grbs-4911.pdf	txt/grbs-4911.txt