Oedipus Rex
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Oedipus Rex, also known by its Greek title, Oedipus Tyrannus, or Oedipus the King, is an Athenian tragedy written by Sophocles. The play is thought to have been first performed c. 429 BC, although thi
Louis Bouwmeester as Oedipus in a Dutch production of Oedipus Rex, c. 1896
Oedipus after he solves the riddle of the Sphinx (1864), Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, Walters Art Museum
Joseph Blanc, The murder of Laïus by Oedipus, 1867, Paris, Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts
Bénigne Gagneraux, The Blind Oedipus Commending his Children to the Gods
Oedipus at Colonus
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Oedipus at Colonus is the second of the three Theban plays of the Athenian tragedian Sophocles. It was written shortly before Sophocles's death in 406 BC and produced by his grandson at the Festival o
Oedipus Rex
…written, following Antigone by about a dozen years. However, in terms of the chronology of events described by the plays, it comes first, followed by Oedipus at Colonus and then Antigone. Prior to the start of Oedipus Rex, Oedipus has become the king of Thebes while unwittingly fulfilling a prophecy that he would kill…
Oedipus at Colonus by Fulchran-Jean Harriet
Oedipus at Colonus, Jean-Antoine-Théodore Giroust, 1788, Dallas Museum of Art