answersLogoWhite

0

No, Oedipus does not live during the Renaissance time in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. -- 405 B.C.E.).

Specifically, the play is written by an ancient Greek dramatist of the 5th century B.C.E. His characters most likely live much earlier, in the 12th century B.C.E. This guesstimate may be made because Theban King Oedipus is the grandfather of King Thersander, a contemporary if not a participant in the Trojan War (1194 B.C.E. - 1184 B.C.E.).

User Avatar

Wiki User

13y ago

What else can I help you with?