Oedipus at Colonus

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Ancient Greek tragedy play work by Sophocles

Oedipus at Colonus is a tragedy by Sophocles that follows the aged and exiled Oedipus as he seeks a final resting place and spiritual redemption near Athens.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Sophocles' Oedipus at Colonus 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Ancient Greek tragedy ⓘ
play ⓘ
work by Sophocles ⓘ
associatedPlace Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ
Thebes NERFINISHED ⓘ
author Sophocles NERFINISHED ⓘ
characterRole Antigone is Oedipus's devoted daughter NERFINISHED ⓘ
Creon is a Theban ruler NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ismene is Oedipus's other daughter NERFINISHED ⓘ
Oedipus is an aged blind exile NERFINISHED ⓘ
Polynices is Oedipus's son NERFINISHED ⓘ
Theseus is king of Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ
dramaticForm chorus of elders of Colonus ⓘ
featuresDeity Eumenides NERFINISHED ⓘ
Zeus NERFINISHED ⓘ
followedBy Antigone NERFINISHED ⓘ
follows Oedipus Rex NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre tragedy ⓘ
language Ancient Greek ⓘ
mainCharacter Antigone NERFINISHED ⓘ
Creon NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ismene NERFINISHED ⓘ
Oedipus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Polynices NERFINISHED ⓘ
Theseus NERFINISHED ⓘ
motif pollution and purification ⓘ
prophecy ⓘ
sacred burial place ⓘ
narrativeFunction depicts Oedipus's spiritual transformation ⓘ
links the story of Oedipus Rex to Antigone ⓘ
partOf Theban plays NERFINISHED ⓘ
plotPoint Creon attempts to seize Oedipus and his daughters ⓘ
Oedipus arrives at a sacred grove of the Eumenides ⓘ
Oedipus curses Polynices ⓘ
Oedipus dies mysteriously at Colonus ⓘ
Oedipus seeks a final resting place ⓘ
Polynices asks Oedipus for support in a war for Thebes ⓘ
Theseus grants Oedipus protection in Athens ⓘ
religiousContext Greek religion ⓘ
setting Colonus NERFINISHED ⓘ
near Athens ⓘ
theme divine will ⓘ
exile ⓘ
fate ⓘ
political power ⓘ
redemption ⓘ
sanctuary ⓘ
suffering ⓘ
timeOfComposition late work of Sophocles ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

Sophocles' play "Oedipus Rex" → precedes → Oedipus at Colonus ⓘ
subject surface form: Oedipus Rex
Laius → appearsIn → Oedipus at Colonus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sophocles' Oedipus at Colonus