Oedipus King of Thebes by Sophocles

Always visible content "Oedipus King of Thebes" by Sophocles is an Athenian tragedy written around 4...29 BC. When a plague ravages Thebes, King Oedipus vows to find and punish the murderer of the previous king, Laius. As he investigates, the blind prophet Tiresias warns him to abandon his search. But Oedipus persists, unaware that his quest for truth will uncover devastating secrets about his own identity and past—secrets connected to an ancient prophecy about patricide Hidden checkbox to control the toggle Clickable label to show more The extra text that is initially hidden Clickable label to show less and incest. (This is an automatically generated summary.)