Greece is known for producing the most influential people in the world. We have Plato, Aristotle, Alexander the Great, and the list goes on. Recently, I discovered a new name in this list. It's none other that Sophocles, the author of Oedipus Rex. Sophocles was born to a family who lived in a small community named Colonus Hippus in Attica, Greece. It is unclear the exact year of birth but historians have narrowed it down to two choice: 496 B.C or 497 B.C. He was a politician, artist, and a writer who composed many plays. His works include The Theban Plays, Ajax, The Women of Trachus, Philoctetes, and Electra but is most famous for The Theban Plays. The Theban Plays are a collection of three theatrical pieces that follow the fate of the Thebes during and after the reign of King Oedipus. The first in the trilogy is Oedipus Rex, the second is Oedipus at Colonus, and the third is Antigone. None of the plays were written chronologically. The first play that was written was Antigone, even though its the third part. The themes that Sophocles chose to write about are very universal and show that if we for one second forget the greed we naturally tend to have then we will meet fate's unpleasant finality.
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