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Oedipus King of Thebes

by Sophocles (-496–-406)

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  • 60 min read
  • 58 chapters
  • Reading level: 5th grade

"Oedipus King of Thebes" by Sophocles is an Athenian tragedy written around 429 BC. When a plague ravages Thebes, King Oedipus vows to find and punish the murderer of the previous king, Laius. As he investigates, the blind prophet Tiresias warns him to abandon his search. But Oedipus persists, unaware that his quest for truth will uncover devastating secrets about his own identity and past—secrets connected to an ancient prophecy about patricide and incest.

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  • Tragedies (Drama)
  • Oedipus (Greek mythological figure)

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Priest of Zeus

OEDIPUS, supposed son of Polybus, King of Corinth; now elected King of Thebes.

JOCASTA, Queen of Thebes; widow of Laius, the late King, and now wife to Oedipus.

CREON, a Prince of Thebes, brother to Jocasta.

TIRESIAS, an old blind seer.

A STRANGER from Corinth.

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Contents

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  1. Preface
  2. Priest of Zeus
  3. Argument
  4. Oedipus, King of Thebes
  5. Oedipus
  6. Priest
  7. Oedipus
  8. Oedipus
  9. Oedipus
  10. Priest
  11. Chorus
  12. Oedipus
  13. Leader
  14. Oedipus
  15. Oedipus
  16. Oedipus
  17. Tiresias
  18. Oedipus
  19. Chorus
  20. Creon
  21. Oedipus
  22. Creon
  23. Jocasta
  24. Leader
  25. Leader
  26. Jocasta
  27. Jocasta
  28. Oedipus
  29. Oedipus
  30. Jocasta
  31. Chorus
  32. Jocasta
  33. Jocasta
  34. Oedipus
  35. Jocasta
  36. Oedipus
  37. Jocasta
  38. Oedipus
  39. Chorus
  40. Oedipus
  41. Stranger
  42. Oedipus
  43. Chorus
  44. Messenger
  45. Messenger
  46. Messenger
  47. Chorus
  48. Oedipus
  49. Oedipus
  50. Oedipus
  51. Oedipus
  52. Oedipus
  53. Oedipus
  54. Oedipus
  55. Oedipus
  56. Oedipus
  57. Chorus
  58. Oedipus, King of Thebes

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This free edition of Oedipus King of Thebes by Sophocles comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #27673, released 2008-12-31. It is in the public domain in the United States, so you can read it here in full at no cost, on any phone, tablet or computer. Genre: Plays/Films/Dramas, Mythology, Legends & Folklore, Classics of Literature.

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