Oedipus at Colonus Characters

Theseus—often called “child of Aegeus” because he's, well, the child of Aegeus—is the ruler of Athens, which includes Colonus, the sacred grove where Oedipus has come to die. He’s a prett...

Read up on Big Bad Uncle Creon in Oedipus the King and Antigone. In the second play of the trilogy, Creon doesn’t have quite the role he will in Antigone, but that doesn’t make him any mor...

The Stranger has a very specific role in Oedipus in Colonus: explain to Oedipus that he’s in Colonus. Really, that’s it. He’s the guy who Antigone stops to ask for directions, and who tells t...

Oedipus’ eldest son, Antigone’s and Ismene’s brother, Polyneices is not so neice after all (sorry, we had to). He’s the clown who actually decided to run his dad, Oedipus, out of town after...

Unfortunately there are no high-kicks involved with this chorus Just a bunch of old dudes who are worried about what Oedipus’ turning up means for them and their city. The Chorus in Greek...

Similar to the Stranger, the Messenger serves a very specific purpose in Oedipus at Colonus. After Oedipus shuffles off to die, the audience doesn’t see what happens to him, so they need someone...

Like her sister, Ismene will also have a reprising role in Antigone. Read more about her here. Antigone’s sister Ismene isn’t quite as cool as Antigone, but she’s up there. She comes ridi...