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Œdipus

Lekythos
Oedipus Sphinx BM Vase E696.jpg
Oedipus slaying the sphinx
Material Pottery, gold
Created 420BC-400BC
Period/culture Attic
Place Polis-tis-Chrysokhou, tomb, Cyprus
Present location Room 72, British Museum
Identification 1887,0801.46

Oedipus (US /ˈidpəs/ or /ˈɛdpəs/ or UK /ˈdpəs/; Ancient Greek: Oidípous meaning "swollen foot") was a mythical Greek king of Thebes. A tragic hero in Greek mythology, Oedipus accidentally fulfilled a prophecy that he would end up killing his father and marrying his mother, thereby bringing disaster to his city and family.

The story of Oedipus is the subject of Sophocles' tragedy Oedipus Rex, which was followed by Oedipus at Colonus and then Antigone. Together, these plays make up Sophocles' three Theban plays. Oedipus represents two enduring themes of Greek myth and drama: the flawed nature of humanity and an individual's role in the course of destiny in a harsh universe.


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