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The hero, the mother and the wise old man are archetypes in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).

Specifically, the term archetype describes an original that generates copies and derivations. Theban King Oedipus therefore is the archetype of the hero who does great deeds but fails because of a tragic flaw. Queen Jocasta is the archetype of the mother who attempts to protect her son and her husband in ironically blasphemous ways. Teiresias the blind prophet is the archeteype of the wise old man who has all the answers to past, present and future questions.

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