Oedipus has been wandering like a beggar with his daughter, Antigone, and has reached Colonus, a suburb of Athens. They reach a grove, which is a shrine of Eumenides, that admission is forbidden. A man approaches them and Oedipus tells the man to inform the king of Athens, Theseus, of his arrival. A group of elders enter the scene and Oedipus reveals his identit

y to them. They quickly urge Oedipus to leave. Ismene comes into the picture and brings the duo news about the whereabouts of Thebes. She announces that Eteocles and Polynices are quarreling about possession of the throne. Meanwhile, Polynices has already retreated to Agros to raise an army to conquer Thebes. In addition, the oracle of Delphi has made another prophecy- that the burial place of Oedipus will bring continued good fortune to the city which owns it.

In the meantime, Polynices appears on the scene and confesses his remorse for having deserted his father for so long. He asks Oedipus to support him in his brawl with Eteocles and hopes that Oedipus will help him kill his brother. Oedipus is horrified at the thought of assisting one of his sons kill another. He is fuming at Polynices’s actions and places a curse on both of his sons, praying that they will die in the civil war by each

other\'s hand. Antigone and Polynices part for the last time.

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