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Defeating the Sphinx is what Oedipus is famous for in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).
Specifically, the monstrous Sphinx camps outside the city of Thebes. She kills and eats all Thebans who cannot answer her seemingly unanswerable riddle. But Oedipus knows the answer and beats the Sphinx at her own game.
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What is 'Rex' from 'Oedipus Rex' in English?
"Rex" is Latin for "King". Oedipus Rex means "Oedipus the King".
Who wrote over 100 plays and most famous work was Oedipus the king?
Oedipus Rex (Oedipus the King) was written by Sophocles.
What is the most famous greek play?
Probably Oedipus Rex by Sophocles.
Thebes is the setting of oedipus rex Thebes is the theme of oedipus rex Thebes is the rival of oedipus rex Thebes is the downfall of oedipus rex?
Thebes is the setting of Oedipus Rex because it is the place where the story begins.
What is English for 'Rex' in 'Oedipus Rex'?
'King' is an English equivalent of 'Rex' in the play 'Oedipus Rex'.
What is sophocles famous play?
Oedipus Rex.
What is 'Rex' from 'Oedipus Rex' in English?
"Rex" is Latin for "King". Oedipus Rex means "Oedipus the King".
Who wrote over 100 plays and most famous work was Oedipus the king?
Oedipus Rex (Oedipus the King) was written by Sophocles.
What is the most famous greek play?
Probably Oedipus Rex by Sophocles.
Thebes is the setting of oedipus rex Thebes is the theme of oedipus rex Thebes is the rival of oedipus rex Thebes is the downfall of oedipus rex?
Thebes is the setting of Oedipus Rex because it is the place where the story begins.
What is Oedipus most famous for in 'Oedipus Rex'?
It is for defeating the Sphinx that Oedipus is most famous in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Oedipus arrives at Thebes in the city's worst hours. A Sphinx camps outside and asks an impossible riddle upon pain of death. Oedipus figures out the answer and rids Thebes of the city's serial eater.
What is English for 'Rex' in 'Oedipus Rex'?
'King' is an English equivalent of 'Rex' in the play 'Oedipus Rex'.
Who is shephard in oedipus rex?
The shepherd in Oedipus Rex is the person who rescues Oedipus Rex as a child. The shepherd also confirms the main character's fate.
What is the Oedipus trilogy?
Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone
What plays were related to 'Oedipus Rex'?
Oedipus Rex is part of a four part collection of plays, three tradgedies and a comedy. We do not have the Comedy but the three tradgedies are "Oedipus Rex", "Oedipus at Colonus", and "Antigone".
Did sophocles wright the famous play antigone?
Antigone and Oedipus Rex are two famous plays that SophoclesRead more: Which_famous_play_did_Sophocles_write
Who kills Laius in 'Oedipus Rex'?
Oedipus
