That whoever has information but does not share and that whoever harbors or helps the guilty in Laius' murder will be executed or exiled is Oedipus' proclamation in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).
Specifically, the Apolline oracle says that the pestilence ravaging Thebes will end with the identification and punishment of the guilty in Theban King Laius' murder. King Oedipus thinks that expanding the scope of punishment may encourage Thebans to help him get this murder mystery solved and the pestilence ended. He therefore wants Thebans to know that he means business and that he will hound and punish guilty and accessories alike even should they be found within the royal household.
"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.
Laius was the father of Oedipus who Oedipus killed.
Antigone, Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus
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