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What are three other professions or positions Sophocles held in greek society?

hunters farmers workers


What does Theseus do for Oedipus in 'Oedipus at Colonus'?

Protect him and his daughters from Thebans and escort him to his death place are what Theseus does for Oedipus in "Oedipus at Colonus" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, disgraced King Oedipus ends up just outside Athens after years in exile from his Theban hometown. According to the Delphic oracle, Oedipus is a good luck charm to wherever he dies. Creon, Oedipus' brother-in-law and former royal colleague, and Eteocles, Oedipus' own son, attempt to separate Oedipus from his daughters, the Princesses Antigone and Ismene, and to force Oedipus to be buried in an unmarked grave that will bring good fortune to Thebes. But Theseus asserts his authority and power as King of Athens and as Oedipus' protector and thereby receives the good fortune inherent in being the only person to know how and where Oedipus dies.


What is the famous greek tragedy written by sophocles?

Oedipus and Antigone - generally known as the Theban plays


What is the name of the place where Oedipus and his daughter stop to rest in 'Oedipus at Colonus'?

Colonus is the place where Oedipus and his daughter stop to rest in "Oedipus at Colonus" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, disgraced former Theban King Oedipus is in exile from his hometown of Thebes. His daughters, the Princesses Antigone and Ismene, keep him company, because they want to and because Oedipus is blind. The news of Oedipus' downfall precede the trio and therefore make them unwelcome. But they stay in Colonus, because Oedipus remembers the prophecy that a place sacred to the Furies will be his death place and Colonus is that place.


Who found Oedipus on the side of the mountain?

dean king

Related Questions

Who wrote Oedipus the King?

SOPHOCLES


In the story oedipus the king sophocles with which god is the chorus missed distressed?

Yes, in the story Oedipus the King Sophocles there is a verse that is missed.


Wrote Oedipus the King?

Oedipus the King (Oedipus Tyrannus) was written by Sophocles c.430 BC.


Who wrote over 100 plays and most famous work was Oedipus the king?

Oedipus Rex (Oedipus the King) was written by Sophocles.


Sophocles king of thebes who married his mother?

Oedipus Rex


Who does Oedipus think framed him?

Oedipus believed that Creon and Teiresias were trying to frame him for the purpose of taking the throne. Oedipus the King was written by Sophocles.


Electra the daughter of king oepdipus in the bible?

The story of King Oedipus is not found in the Bible. The story of Oedipus was written by the ancient Greek philosopher Sophocles. Electra is another play by Sophocles. Electra is the daughter of King Agamemnon and Queen Clytemnestra.


What was one play that was written in ancient Athens?

By Sophocles: 'Antigone' and 'King Oedipus'.


Who was the fifth century bc tragedian who wrote Oedipus the king?

Sophocles wrote it.


Is Oedipus the king a true story?

No, it is a play written by Sophocles based on a greek myth


Oedipus the King is one of his 100 known plays written in verse?

Sophocles and Euripides


What are the names of the 7 plays survived entirely from Sophocles?

The 7 surviving plays of Sophocles are: "Antigone," "Oedipus Rex" (also known as "Oedipus the King"), "Oedipus at Colonus," "Ajax," "Electra," "The Women of Trachis" (also known as "The Trachiniae"), and "Philoctetes."