Oedipus Tyrannus

Sophocles

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

  1. Not even this have I neglected. On Creon’s suggestion, I sent a man twice to bring him. And I have been wondering for some time why he is not here.
Chorus
  1. Indeed—his skill apart—the rumors are but faint and old.
Oedipus
  1. What are the rumors? I am investigating every tale.
Chorus
  1. He was said to have been killed by some wayfarers.