Oedipus the King
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Oedipus the King (Greek, "Oedipus Tyrannos"), also known as Oedipus Rex, is a Greek tragedy, written by Sophocles and first performed in 428 BC. The play was the second of Sophocles' three Theban plays to be produced, but comes first in the internal chronology of the plays, followed by Oedipus at Colonus and then Antigone. Many critics, including Aristotle, consider it the greatest tragedy ever written.
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See also
- Oedipus
- Oedipus rex, a 1927 opera-oratorio by Igor Stravinsky
- Oedipus Rex, a 1967 film by Pier Paolo Pasolini
- "Oedipus Rex", a satirical "theme song" for the film by comedic musician Tom Lehrer
- Œdipe, an opera by George Enescu, premiered in 1936
- Oedipus Tex, a 1990 satirical Western-themed oratorio by P. D. Q. Bach
- Oedipus complex
- Patricide
- Incest
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