"Philoctetes" is a Greek tragedy written by the playwright Sophocles. The play tells the story of Philoctetes, a warrior who is abandoned on the island of Lemnos due to a festering wound. He possesses the bow of Heracles, which is crucial for the Greeks to win the Trojan War. Years later, Odysseus and Neoptolemus are sent to retrieve him. They face moral dilemmas about loyalty and the consequences of betrayal. Ultimately, the play explores themes of suffering, isolation, and the struggle between personal pain and the greater good.