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offering instead an unrelated prophecy which forecasts patricide and incest. Oedipus' assumption is incorrect: the Oracle does, in a way, answer his question. On closer analysis, the oracle contains essential information which
Oedipus seems to neglect. The wording of the Oracle: "I was doomed to be murderer of the father that begot me" refers to Oedipus' real, biological father. Likewise the mother with polluted children is defined as the biological one. The wording of the drunken guest on the other hand: "you are not your father's son" defines Polybus as only a foster father to Oedipus. The two wordings support each other and point to the "two sets of parents" alternative. Thus the question of two sets of parents, biological and foster, is raised. Oedipus' reaction to the Oracle is irrational: he states he did not get any answer and he flees in a direction away from Corinth, showing that he firmly believed at the time that Polybus and Merope are his real parents.
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Corinth. In his travels, he came to the very crossroads where Laius had been killed, and encountered a carriage that attempted to drive him off the road. An argument ensued, and Oedipus killed the travelersâincluding a man who matched Jocasta's description of Laius. However, Oedipus holds out hope that he was not Laius' killer, because Laius was said to have been murdered by
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criminal you seek". Oedipus does not understand how this could be, and supposes that Creon must have paid
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1677:(2003), was inspired by the play while making several notable changes to allow it to work in a modern South-Korean setting. The film even alters the iconic twist, causing many American critics to overlook the connection. It received widespread acclaim, and is seen in South Korea as the definitive adaptation.
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in her bedchamber. Entering the palace in anguish, Oedipus called on his servants to bring him a sword, that he might slay
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Oedipus switches back and forth calling Laius a tyrant (lines 128â129) and a king (lines 254â256) throughout the duration of the play. This is done as a way to make Laius his equal in terms of ruling. Laius was a legitimate king, whereas
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passes almost universally for the greatest extant Greek play..." Whitman himself regarded the play as "the fullest expression of this conception of tragedy," that is the conception of tragedy as a "revelation of the evil lot of man," where a man may have "all the equipment for glory and honor" but
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for help. Tiresias admits to knowing the answers to
Oedipus' questions, but he refuses to speak, instead telling Oedipus to abandon his search. Angered by the seer's reply, Oedipus accuses him of complicity in Laius' murder. The offended Tiresias then reveals to the king that "ou yourself are the
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have a son who will kill him). Both Aeschylus and Euripides write plays in which the oracle is conditional; Sophocles...chooses to make Laius's oracle unconditional and thus removes culpability for his sins from Oedipus, for he could not have done other than what he did, no matter what action he
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as to his fortune. To his horror, the oracle reveals that Laius "is doomed to perish by the hand of his own son." Laius binds the infant's feet together with a pin and orders Jocasta to kill him. Unable to do so to her own son, Jocasta orders a servant to expose the infant on a mountaintop. The
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that religious forces are against him, each king claims that the priest has been corrupted. It is here, however, that their similarities come to an end: while Creon sees the havoc he has wreaked and tries to amend his mistakes, Oedipus refuses to listen to anyone. (The above text comes almost
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as "this definitive tragedy" and notes that "the magisterial subtlety of Sophocles' characterization thus lend credibility to the breathtaking coincidences," and notes the irony that "Oedipus can only fulfill his exceptional god-ordained destiny because Oedipus is a preeminently capable and
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is a motif that often occurs in Greek writing, tragedies in particular. Likewise, where the attempt to avoid an oracle is the very thing that enables it to happen is common to many Greek myths. For example, similarities to Oedipus can be seen in the myth of
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Everything is at last revealed, and Oedipus curses himself and fate before leaving the stage. The chorus laments how even a great man can be felled by fate, and following this, a servant exits the palace to speak of what has happened inside. Jocasta has
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as the Leading Member of the Chorus. Sutherland's voice, however, was dubbed by another actor. The film went a step further than the play by actually showing, in flashback, the murder of Laius (portrayed by
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is in one sense the masterpiece of Attic tragedy. No other shows an equal degree of art in the development of the plot; and this excellence depends on the powerful and subtle drawing of the characters."
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Freud goes on to indicate, however, that the âprimordial urges and fearsâ that are his concern are not found primarily in the play by Sophocles, but exist in the myth the play is based on. He refers to
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as a âfurther modification of the legend,â one that originates in a âmisconceived secondary revision of the material, which has sought to exploit it for theological purposes.â
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2951:"From Oedipus to The History Boys: Michael Billington's 101 greatest plays"
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The Blind Oedipus Commending his Children to the Gods
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2d ed. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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3125:. Saint Louis: Saint Louis Public Schools, 2004.
2456:Mulroy, David. trans. âIntroductionâ. Sophocles,
2013:contains a forty-page parody of the full text of
1485:Cynthia Chase explains Oedipus Rex as a story of
1457:regarding the destiny of Oedipus, as well as the
1275:The exploration of the theme of state control in
787:, Oedipus very much discovers the truth himself.
365:, proceeds to gouge out his own eyes in despair.
3380:International Journal of the Classical Tradition
2677:Cambridge : Cambridge University Press. p.1
1989:trailer, complete with jaunty music provided by
1866:as Creon. The actors performed in modern dress.
1430:"troubles" could keep you from looking into it?
1007:that it was his fate that he should die a victim
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847:at its original performance. Aeschylus's nephew
2494:Tragic Pleasures: Aristotle on Plot and Emotion
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2849:. Oxford University Press. pp. xixâxxii.
2845:Sophocles: Antigone, Oedipus the King, Electra
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2219:Robert Bagg, 1982 (revised ed. 2004) â verse
1971:makes a parody of the tragedy in his comedy
1943:Stravinsky's opera-oratorio of the same name
1797:used the play as a basis for his 1987 opera
1439:the case of a noble man, your murdered king.
1353:he may drag out his wretched unblessed days.
1309:directly from David Grene's introduction to
1039:to be murderer of the father that begot me.
1037:which men would not endure, and I was doomed
3660:Oedipus Tyrannus at Perseus Digital Library
3182:Fagles, Robert, âIntroductionâ. Sophocles.
2914:. University of California Press. pp.
2435:Lloyd-Jones, Hugh. Introduction and trans.
2426:. Columbia University Press. (1963) p. 2188
2293:Rachel Pollack and David Vine, 2011 â verse
1357:if I learn of it, and let him still remain,
1349:I hereby call down curses on this killer...
1243:. Unsourced material may be challenged and
1016:The oracle told to Laius tells only of the
1000:before the birth of Oedipus (lines 711â4):
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2216:Stephen Berg and Diskin Clay, 1978 â verse
1807:in German which includes related texts by
1557:The second English-language film version,
1402:you have your eyesight, and you do not see
1355:This too I pray: Though he be of my house,
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3557:Proceedings of the Classical Association
3173:. New York: Basic Books. 978-0465019779.
2722:Oedipus Rex: Literary Touchstone Edition
2299:David Kovacs, 2020 â verse. OUP Oxford.
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790:In 467 BC, Sophocles's fellow tragedian
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312:was the second to be written, following
3555:1989. "City Settings in Greek Poetry."
3338:The International Encyclopedia of Dance
3017:. Cf. Jeffrey Rusten's 1990 commentary.
2720:Thomas, J.E. & Osborne, E. (2004).
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1962:Oedipus Tex and Other Choral Calamities
1959:. It was released in 1990 on the album
1763:into a 1968 play and novel, titling it
1406:or who it is who shares your household.
1033:that I was fated to lie with my mother,
514:leaves Corinth for the city of Thebes.
27:Classical Athenian tragedy by Sophocles
2648:(Book 1.32), attributes this maxim to
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1601:were granted to video and television.
1313:, University of Chicago Press, 1954.)
1035:and show to daylight an accursed breed
291:. It is thought to have been renamed
4783:Feminist views on the Oedipus complex
3601:Cambridge, UK: Cambridge Univ. Press.
3578:Sophocles and the Language of Tragedy
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1408:Do you know the family you come from?
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2813:. Harvard University Press. p.
2780:. Harvard University Press. p.
2422:Bridgewater, William, ed. "tyrant".
2153:full text, with music, at Wikisource
2137:full text, with audio, at Wikisource
1985:a short animation in the style of a
1410:Without your knowledge youâve become
1241:adding citations to reliable sources
831:1369, a fragmentary papyrus copy of
412:adding citations to reliable sources
54:as Oedipus in a Dutch production of
2976:Masterpieces of Classic Greek Drama
2931:, Greek and Roman Mythology, p 205.
2724:. Prestwick House Inc. p. 69.
2691:Masterpieces of Classic Greek Drama
2186:Theodore Howard Banks, 1956 â verse
4863:Plays based on classical mythology
4325:/Epicaste (biological mother/wife)
4053:(third rule) (regent for Laodamas)
3580:. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
3540:Tragedy and Archaic Greek Thought.
2957:. 2 September 2015. Archived from
2460:. Univ of Wisconsin Press, (2011)
2272:George Theodoridis, 2005 â prose:
1834:'s 1986 translation/adaptation of
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601:Oedipus summons the blind prophet
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3535:London: Rosenberger & Krausz.
3497:The Chaser Archive (2011-10-13),
3475:The Chaser Archive (2011-10-13),
2161:, 1942 (revised ed. 1991) â verse
1823:in a performance broadcast live.
1710:, which premiered in 1927 at the
1351:that horribly, as he is horrible,
613:persuades him to let Creon live.
333:, Oedipus has become the king of
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3336:, in Cohen, Selma Jeanne (ed.),
3205:The Ancient Concept of Progress.
2751:. Read Books Design. p. v.
2151:, 1928 â mixed prose and verse (
1969:Chrysanthos Mentis Bostantzoglou
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357:while Oedipus, horrified at his
4300:Theban kings in Greek mythology
3566:London and New York: Routledge.
3067:. Retrieved from Bacchicstage:
1903:' translation of the play with
1771:The Gods Are STILL Not to Blame
1652:The Gods are STILL not to Blame
959:Fate, free will, or tragic flaw
399:needs additional citations for
341:that he would kill his father,
337:while unwittingly fulfilling a
4843:Greek plays adapted into films
3463:, Athens: Koralli, pp. 74- 81
2309:Bryan Doerries, 2021 â verse.
1510:story is the "reverse" of the
1412:the enemy of your own kindred
944:was placed second, just after
743:were the major focus of Greek
648:The murder of LaĂŻus by Oedipus
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3264:Staude, John Raphael (1976).
3081:Glassbery, Roy (April 2017).
3013:Thus Sir Richard Jebb in his
2389:American Journal of Philology
2142:Francis Storr, 1912 â verse:
1784:into a short ballet entitled
1461:. He analyzes why this play,
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3650:Resources in other libraries
3599:Sophocles: Oedipus Tyrannus.
3431:"DVD Wolfgang Rihm: OEDIPUS"
3171:The Interpretation of Dreams
2490:Belfiore, Elizabeth (1992).
2296:Frank Nisetich, 2016 â verse
2259:Ian Johnston, 2004 â verse:
1875:U.S. Territory of New Mexico
32:Oedipus Rex (disambiguation)
4873:Plays set in ancient Greece
3751:public domain audiobook at
3693:Study Guide for Sophocles'
3592:Studia Humaniora Tartuensia
3585:Journal of Hellenic Studies
3500:CNNNN - Season 2 Episode 10
3478:CNNNN - Season 2 Episode 10
3340:, Oxford University Press,
3186:. Penguin Classics (1984)
2247:Nick Bartel, 1999 â verse:
1937:parodies both the story of
1451:wrote a notable passage in
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2278:J. E. Thomas, 2006 â verse
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3645:Resources in your library
3392:10.1007/s12138-003-0009-x
3087:Philosophy and Literature
2569:Powell, Barry B. (2015).
2424:The Columbia Encyclopedia
2382:(1956). "The Date of the
1884:broadcast the soap opera
1871:CBS Radio Mystery Theater
1776:Dancer and choreographer
1766:The Gods Are Not to Blame
1080:moira pros paidos thanein
843:took second prize in the
264:that was first performed
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3332:Jowitt, Deborah (1998),
3063:Theodoridis, G. (2005).
2841:(1994). "Introduction".
2745:Jebb, R.C. (July 2010).
2538:"Oedipus and the Sphinx"
2213:, 1972 â prose and verse
1838:using the English title
1454:Interpretation of Dreams
1163:self-fulfilling prophecy
954:Themes, irony and motifs
874:Richard Claverhouse Jebb
4878:Fiction about self-harm
4853:Fiction about patricide
4667:Funeral Parade of Roses
3631:Sophocles's Oedipus Rex
3225:Chase, Cynthia (1979).
2972:Smith, Helaine (2005).
2687:Smith, Helaine (2005).
2118:full text at Wikisource
2104:, rev. edition of 1906)
2102:full text at Wikisource
2094:, rev. edition of 1878)
2092:full text at Wikisource
1955:purportedly written by
1730:and then translated by
1712:Théùtre Sarah Bernhardt
1623:Funeral Parade of Roses
839:The trilogy containing
794:won first prize at the
751:were chronicled in the
685:upon the mountainside.
295:to distinguish it from
4833:Fiction about regicide
4355:(half sister/daughter)
4337:(half sister/daughter)
4075:(regent for Tisamenus)
3669:: Notes on Sophocles'
3184:The Three Theban Plays
2542:The Walters Art Museum
2079:Theodore Alois Buckley
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4241:Portal:Ancient Greece
4229:Category:Theban kings
3995:(regent for Labdacus)
3547:L'Antiquité Classique
3533:King Oedipus Retried.
3374:Yaari, Nurit (2003).
3207:Oxford Press. (1973)
3100:10.1353/phl.2017.0013
2980:. Greenwood. p.
2906:Kitto, H.D.F (1966).
2878:. Routledge. p.
2870:Kitto, H.D.F (1966).
2695:. Greenwood. p.
2498:. Princeton. p.
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4393:Seven Against Thebes
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4181:Seven Against Thebes
4174:The Phoenician Women
3893:Odysseus Acanthoplex
3681:, cached version of
3597:Macintosh, F. 2009.
3142:Romm, James (2017).
2805:Whitman, C. (1951).
2772:Whitman, C. (1951).
2748:The Oedipus Tyrannus
2669:Dawe, R.D. ed. 2006
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2058:English translations
1850:trilogy. It starred
1817:Deutsche Oper Berlin
1550:), as actors did in
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1181:Oedipus and Antigone
809:Seven Against Thebes
538:Riddle of the Sphinx
532:Riddle of the Sphinx
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3604:Segal, C. P. 2001.
3576:Goldhill, S. 2009.
3121:Johnston, Ian, ed.
1951:, a Western-themed
1916:Christopher Plummer
1880:In 1987, Brazilian
1842:formed part of the
1809:Friedrich Nietzsche
1803:, also writing the
1743:neoclassical period
1656:Silverbird Galleria
1606:Pier Paolo Pasolini
1599:distribution rights
1570:Christopher Plummer
1516:Claude LĂ©vi-Strauss
1369:Sight and blindness
1130:'s comparison with
701:BĂ©nigne Gagneraux,
662:A man arrives from
518:Fulfilling prophecy
168:Theatre of Dionysus
4868:Plays by Sophocles
4848:Plays about incest
4789:Hamlet and Oedipus
4480:(Dryden & Lee)
4419:Oedipus at Colonus
4349:(half brother/son)
4343:(half brother/son)
4311:Polybus of Corinth
4293:Titles and lineage
4160:Oedipus at Colonus
4015:Amphion and Zethus
4006:(regent for Laius)
3847:Oedipus at Colonus
3723:2008-09-16 at the
3708:2011-07-19 at the
3677:2018-09-30 at the
3562:Edmunds, L. 2006.
3531:Brunner, M. 2001.
3282:10.1007/BF00159490
3270:Theory and Society
3146:. Modern Library.
2675:, revised edition.
2478:Aristotle: Poetics
2266:2011-07-19 at the
2088:Edward H. Plumptre
1852:Michael Pennington
1827:TV/radio adaptions
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1650:The Nigerian film
1564:, was directed by
1538:, was directed by
1392:Oedipus at Colonus
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3737:Project Gutenberg
3626:Library resources
3553:Easterling, P. E.
3355:978-0-19-517369-7
3027:Greece & Rome
2991:978-0-313-33268-5
2758:978-1-4460-3178-0
2731:978-1-58049-593-6
2706:978-0-313-33268-5
2580:978-0-321-96704-6
2332:Lille Stesichorus
2175:Robert Fitzgerald
2046:Words Words Words
1941:and the music of
1862:as Tiresias, and
1854:as Oedipus, with
1669:South Korean film
1628:Japanese New Wave
1595:Friedrich Ledebur
1590:Donald Sutherland
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4710:Other works
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4635:Oedipus Rex
4586:Oedipus rex
4426:Euripides:
4412:Oedipus Rex
4400:Sophocles:
4388:Aeschylus:
4188:La Thébaïde
4167:Oedipus Rex
4132:The Bacchae
4118:(Sophocles)
3907:Triptolemos
3840:Philoctetes
3826:Oedipus Rex
3748:Oedipus Rex
3615:21:103â117.
3437:(in German)
2673:Oedipus Rex
2468:. p. xxviii
2458:Oedipus Rex
2371:Oedipus Rex
2336:Stesichorus
2190:Albert Cook
2181:F. L. Lucas
2159:David Grene
2149:W. B. Yeats
2035:Oedipus Rex
2033:based upon
2015:Oedipus Rex
1999:Oedipus Rex
1995:Oedipus Rex
1993:, parodies
1957:P.D.Q. Bach
1948:Oedipus Tex
1939:Oedipus Rex
1897:BBC Radio 3
1836:Oedipus Rex
1782:Oedipus Rex
1761:Oedipus Rex
1707:Oedipus Rex
1534:Oedipus Rex
1522:Adaptations
1514:myth (cf.,
1476:Oedipus Rex
1463:Oedipus Rex
1375:Oedipus Rex
1311:Sophocles I
1277:Oedipus Rex
1136:Last Supper
1126:draws upon
1120:Oedipus Rex
994:Oedipus Rex
942:Oedipus Rex
922:Oedipus Rex
905:Oedipus Rex
903:said about
887:Oedipus Rex
870:Oedipus Rex
863:Oedipus Rex
861:considered
841:Oedipus Rex
833:Oedipus Rex
814:Oedipus Rex
745:epic poetry
567:Oedipus Rex
523:The old man
331:Oedipus Rex
310:Oedipus Rex
221:Oedipus Rex
63: 1896
56:Oedipus Rex
40:Oedipus Rex
4822:Categories
4488:(Voltaire)
4365:Astymedusa
4361:(2nd wife)
4359:Euryganeia
4068:Thersander
3865:Amphiaraus
3718:Book Notes
3573:153:42â62.
3571:Philologus
3549:66: 55â74.
3506:2018-02-14
3484:2018-02-14
3361:2021-11-11
3303:2022-06-28
3231:Diacritics
3194:. page 132
3015:commentary
2671:Sophocles:
2626:2016-03-31
2552:2012-09-18
2315:0593314956
2242:Don Taylor
2124:Arthur Way
2041:Bo Burnham
2027:Tom Lehrer
1909:Fiona Shaw
1832:Don Taylor
1757:Ola Rotimi
1697:wrote the
1604:In Italy,
1584:as Creon;
1124:E.R. Dodds
1076:hĂŽs auton
892:Edith Hall
781:underworld
753:Epic Cycle
749:Trojan War
560:her riddle
466:Chrysippus
460:, king of
420:March 2016
240:pronounced
88:Characters
70:Written by
4756:Home Fire
4718:Oedipodea
4565:(Traetta)
4536:(Anouilh)
4528:(Cocteau)
4382:Antiquity
4347:Polynices
4079:Tisamenus
4059:(usurper)
4042:Polynices
3984:Polydorus
3886:Ichneutae
3790:Sophocles
3788:Plays by
3416:161604574
3400:1073-0508
3298:144353437
3251:0300-7162
3215:. page 70
3109:171691936
2929:Don Nardo
2809:Sophocles
2776:Sophocles
2645:Histories
2642:, in his
2640:Herodotus
2518:cite book
2351:Patricide
2286:full text
2274:full text
2261:full text
2144:full text
2128:full text
2083:full text
2068:full text
2037:in 1959.
1895:In 2017,
1869:In 1977,
1793:Composer
1637:, writer
1620:'s film,
1608:directed
1383:knowledge
1299:sovereign
1285:the state
1224:does not
1152:Free will
1046:Aeschylus
1018:patricide
859:Aristotle
849:Philocles
820:Reception
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