6/26/2023 0 Comments Sophocles the oedipus cycle![]() ![]() Of Sophocles' three Theban plays that have survived, and that deal with the story of Oedipus, Oedipus Rex was the second to be written, following Antigone by about a dozen years. ![]() In antiquity, the term "tyrant" referred to a ruler with no legitimate claim to rule, but it did not necessarily have a negative connotation. It is thought to have been renamed Oedipus Tyrannus to distinguish it from Oedipus at Colonus, a later play by Sophocles. ![]() Originally, to the ancient Greeks, the title was simply Oedipus ( Οἰδίπους), as it is referred to by Aristotle in the Poetics. Oedipus Rex, also known by its Greek title, Oedipus Tyrannus ( Ancient Greek: Οἰδίπους Τύραννος, pronounced ), or Oedipus the King, is an Athenian tragedy by Sophocles that was first performed around 429 BC. Daughters of Oedipus ( Antigone and Ismene) ![]()
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