Oedipus Tyrannus

Sophocles

Sophocles the plays and fragments, Part 1: The Oedipus Tyrannus. Jebb, Richard Claverhouse, Sir, translator. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1887.

  1. Who was he? Can you tell clearly?
Messenger
  1. I think he was said to be one of the household of Laius.
Oedipus
  1. The king who ruled this country long ago?
Messenger
  1. The same. The man was a herdsman in his service.