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What is the name of the trilogy that includes Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone?

  • The Oresteia

  • The Theban Plays

  • The Prometheus Trilogy

  • The Heracleidae

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Theban Plays is the name given to the trilogy of plays by Sophocles that includes Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone. These plays are centered around the characters of Oedipus and Antigone and their tragic fates.
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