It is Creon who succeeds Oedipus as king in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).
Specifically, Theban King Creon is King Oedipus' brother-in-law and uncle. He is the direct paternal descendant of the royal house of Labdacus and therefore of Cadmus, Thebes' founder and first king. He is the most eligible living relative to take over royal powers ... until his twin nephews Eteocles and Polyneices are old enough to rule.
"Rex" is Latin for "King". Oedipus Rex means "Oedipus the King".
'King' is an English equivalent of 'Rex' in the play 'Oedipus Rex'.
Oedipus Rex is set in ancient Thebes.
Corinth is where Oedipus was raised - Where his 'father' Polybos was king.
Oedipus Rex (Oedipus the King) was written by Sophocles.
"Rex" is Latin for "King". Oedipus Rex means "Oedipus the King".
'King' is an English equivalent of 'Rex' in the play 'Oedipus Rex'.
Oedipus Rex is set in ancient Thebes.
Oedipus the King
Oedipus the King
Corinth is where Oedipus was raised - Where his 'father' Polybos was king.
Oedipus Rex (Oedipus the King) was written by Sophocles.
The play 'Oedipus at Colonus' is the opposite of 'Oedipus Rex'. The play 'Oedipus Rex' deals with Theban King Oedipus' rise to, and subsequent fall from, personal happiness and professional success. The play 'Oedipus at Colonus' deals with the King's humiliating, miserable time of exile and his ultimate return to favor with gods and mortals.
Oedipus, who is also her brother. Oedipus, the king of Thebes. His story is told in the play "Oedipus Rex".
Theban Queen Jocasta is Theban King Creon's wife in 'Oedipus Rex'. She's the mother of his four children. She also is Oedipus' mother, through her first marriage to Theban King Laius.
No one is Theban King Creon's stepfather in 'Oedipus Rex'. Neither is Creon the stepfather to anyone in the play. But what does happen is future King Oedipus' adoption by King Polybus and Queen Merope of Corinth.
Laius