Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:play
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| gptkbp:adaptation |
gptkb:Oedipus_Rex_(film)
gptkb:Oedipus_Rex_(opera) Oedipus the King (1967 film) |
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Oedipus_Rex
gptkb:Oedipus_the_King |
| gptkbp:author |
Sophocles
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| gptkbp:conflict |
Oedipus seeks to rid Thebes of plague by discovering the murderer of Laius
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| gptkbp:countryOfOrigin |
Ancient Greece
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| gptkbp:firstPerformed |
circa 429 BC
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| gptkbp:genre |
gptkb:tragedy
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| gptkbp:influenced |
Western drama
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| gptkbp:mainCharacter |
gptkb:Oedipus
gptkb:Tiresias gptkb:Jocasta gptkb:Creon |
| gptkbp:notableQuote |
"Count no man happy till he dies, free of pain at last."
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| gptkbp:originalLanguage |
gptkb:Ancient_Greek
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| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Theban_Plays
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| gptkbp:setting |
gptkb:Thebes
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| gptkbp:theme |
fate
free will self-discovery tragic irony |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Oedipus_Rex_by_Sophocles
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Oidipous Tyrannos
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