1. The Oedipus Cycle
After the birth of drama, many different skilled playwrights emerged and established well-respected reputations at the annual festival of Dionysia. ... In fact, the Thebans were so grateful to Oedipus that they decided to make him the king of Thebes and married him to their widowed queen Jocasta, who was Oedipus' long lost mother. ... Oedipus knew that is was his duty as king to be the one who avenged the murder of King Laios and cleanse the city of Thebes of its retched plague. ... At first, Oedipus accused Creon of being in allegiance with Tiresias and was plotting to take over his thr...
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