The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C(34)H(28)S(8), contains two crystallographically independent half-mol-ecules. The mol-ecules lie on centers of inversion. The four benzene rings of each mol-ecule are substantially twisted from the planes of the 1,3-dithiole rings, forming dihedral angles of 43.6 (2) and 61.4 (1)° in one mol-ecule and 54.2 (1) and 65.2 (1)° in the other.