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''Oedipus'' is a tragic play that was written by Lucius Annaeus Seneca at some time during the 1st century AD. It is a retelling of the story of Oedipus, which is better known through the play Oedipus the King by the Athenian playwright, Sophocles. It is written in Latin. ==Characters== * Oedipus is the king of Thebes, husband of Jocasta, and he is the supposed son of king Polybus of Corinth. He is the main protagonist of the play. * Jocasta is the widow of the former king Laius, wife of Oedipus and sister of Creon * Creon is Jocasta's brother, and the chief aid to Oedipus in Thebes * Teiresias is a blind prophet who is charged by Oedipus to find the killer of king Laius * Manto is the daughter of Tiresias. She is used in the play to describe Tiresias' sacrifice to him, and therefore also to the audience. * An Old Man is a messenger from Corinth who comes to tell Oedipus that Polybus is dead, and reveals part of Oedipus' history to him. * Phorbas is an old shepherd who had given Oedipus to the Old Man when he was a child and who reveals Oedipus' real parentage to him. * Messenger is the man who relates what has happened to Oedipus in the beginning of Act 5 * Chorus are singers that help the audience understand what emotion they should feel after a scene. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Oedipus (Seneca)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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