Descent from Gaia by way of Poseidon the sea god and of Nilus the Nile River god is Oedipus' family tree in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).
Specifically, Oedipus' complete genealogy is not given in the play. But a combination of the information in the play and that from other sources identifies Oedipus as the great-great-great-great-great-great-grandson of Gaia, the mother goddess of all gods and mortals. He descends from Gaia on his father King Laius' side of the family by way of Poseidon the sea god and on his mother Queen Jocasta's side by way of Nilus the Nile River god. He can be said to have something very much in common with his original ancestor: just as she mates with her own son Uranus, Oedipus mates with his mother Jocasta unknowingly but nevertheless blasphemously and immorally.
"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
"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.
No, Theban King Oedipus doesn't die at the end of 'Oedipus Rex'. The play ends with his blinding himself and waiting to hear whether he'll be executed or exiled. The King's exile and ultimate death is covered in 'Oedipus at Colonus'. That's the sequel to 'Oedipus Rex'. It's at Colonus that Oedipus dies. It's also where the play's writer, Sophocles [c. 496 B.C.E. - c. 406 B.C.E.], grows up and his family is from.
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