In the canon
Oedipus at Colonus
- Form
- Form Play
- Year
- Year 401 BCE
- Originally in
- Originally in Ancient greek
- Pages
- Pages 90
A blind, exiled old king, led by his daughter, reaches a sacred grove near Athens, where a kind ruler shelters him from sons and rivals who want his corpse for the luck it promises, and he vanishes into a death only the gods arranged.
Not to be born at all Is best, far best that can befall, Next best, when born, with least delay To trace the backward way.
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