 Oedipus Rex

Oedipus Rex, also known by its Greek title, Oedipus Tyrannus (, ), or Oedipus the King, is an Athenian tragedy by Sophocles that was first performed around 429 BC.Originally, to the ancient Greeks, the title was simply "Oedipus" (), as it is referred to by Aristotle in the "Poetics".