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That Oedipus is executed or that he is exiled alone or with his daughters are three possible endings to "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).

Specifically, these suggestions take into consideration that the murder of a father and of a king seriously offends the gods. The gods therefore can be counted on to punish. But there actually is yet a fourth option, which is presented in Book 23 of "The Iliad" by Homer (fl. 8th century B.C.E.): Oedipus is placed under house arrest and lives out his life in Thebes, where funeral games are held after his death.

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