Sophocles' play "Oedipus at Colonus"

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ancient Greek tragedy play

Sophocles' play "Oedipus at Colonus" is a tragic drama that follows the aged, exiled Oedipus as he seeks refuge and a final resting place in Colonus, exploring themes of fate, redemption, and the legacy of suffering.

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Label Occurrences
Sophocles' Oedipus at Colonus 2
"Oedipus at Colonus" by Sophocles 1
Oedipus at Colonus 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek tragedy ⓘ
play ⓘ
approximateDateFirstProduced 401 BCE ⓘ
approximateDateWritten 5th century BCE ⓘ
author Sophocles ⓘ
basedOn Theban legend ⓘ
chorus elders of Colonus ⓘ
containsEvent Oedipus’ mysterious death ⓘ
Oedipus’ reconciliation with his fate ⓘ
Polynices’ plea to Oedipus ⓘ
conflict between Oedipus and Creon ⓘ
explores relationship between human suffering and divine justice ⓘ
tension between individual and city-state ⓘ
featuresCharacterRole Theseus as protector of Oedipus ⓘ
firstProducer Sophocles’ grandson (also named Sophocles) ⓘ
firstProductionAfter death of Sophocles ⓘ
focusesOn final days of Oedipus ⓘ
search for a resting place ⓘ
follows Oedipus ⓘ
surface form: Oedipus Rex
genre tragedy ⓘ
influenced later interpretations of Oedipus myth ⓘ
language Ancient Greek ⓘ
literaryPeriod Classical Athens ⓘ
mainCharacter Antigone ⓘ
Creon ⓘ
Ismene ⓘ
Oedipus ⓘ
Polynices ⓘ
Theseus ⓘ
mythologicalCycle Oedipus ⓘ
surface form: Oedipus myth
originalPerformanceContext City Dionysia ⓘ
surface form: City Dionysia festival
originalPerformancePlace Athens ⓘ
partOf Theban cycle ⓘ
surface form: Theban plays
placeInOeuvre one of Sophocles’ last plays ⓘ
precedes Antigone ⓘ
setting Colonus ⓘ
near Athens ⓘ
symbolizes Colonus as a place of sanctuary ⓘ
Oedipus’ transformation from pollution to blessing ⓘ
theme divine will ⓘ
exile ⓘ
fate ⓘ
hospitality ⓘ
legacy ⓘ
political power ⓘ
redemption ⓘ
suffering ⓘ
writtenBy Sophocles in late life ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Oedipus → appearsIn → Sophocles' play "Oedipus at Colonus" ⓘ
Sophocles → notableWork → Sophocles' play "Oedipus at Colonus" ⓘ
this entity surface form: Oedipus at Colonus
Ismene → appearsIn → Sophocles' play "Oedipus at Colonus" ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sophocles' Oedipus at Colonus
Eteocles → literaryAppearance → Sophocles' play "Oedipus at Colonus" ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sophocles' Oedipus at Colonus
Antigone → appearsIn → Sophocles' play "Oedipus at Colonus" ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sophocles’ play "Oedipus at Colonus"
Colonus → appearsInWork → Sophocles' play "Oedipus at Colonus" ⓘ
this entity surface form: "Oedipus at Colonus" by Sophocles
Antonio Bazzini → notableWork → Sophocles' play "Oedipus at Colonus" ⓘ
this entity surface form: Oedipus at Colonus (incidental music)