That the people still believe is the reason why religious tradition matters in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).
Specifically, religious tradition is evidenced in belief in the gods, consultations with oracles and prophets, and fear of the Furies of fate. Oracles and prophets play a critical role in religious tradition. They promote the fulfillment of divinely ordained fate. Royals set the example in enduring divinely ordained punishment when guilty of commissions or omissions deemed offensive to gods and mortals.
"Rex" is Latin for "King". Oedipus Rex means "Oedipus the King".
Thebes is the setting of Oedipus Rex because it is the place where the story begins.
'King' is an English equivalent of 'Rex' in the play '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.
Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone
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".
Oedipus
Sophocles, an Ancient Greek playwright, wrote Oedipus Rex.
Antigone, Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus
Laius was the father of Oedipus who Oedipus killed.
Before I answer this question, what does Oedipus Rex means?
Polytheistic belief in Olympic gods is Creon's religion in the plays "Oedipus Rex" and "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the term polytheism describes the belief in many gods. The description fits the religious beliefs that Creon is assumed to hold regarding the ancient Greek gods of Mount Olympus. Creon seems more religious in "Oedipus Rex" and less so in "Antigone."