Oedipus at Colonus

The ancient Greek tragedy about the exiled king’s final days—and the power struggle between his two sons.

The second book in the trilogy that begins with Oedipus Rex and concludes with Antigone, Oedipus at Colonus is the story of an aged and blinded Oedipus anticipating his death as foretold by an earlier prophecy. Accompanied by his daughters, Antigone and Ismene, he takes up residence in the vil...