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Oedipus

A prophecy no one could escape, a riddle only one man could answer, and a king who searched for a murderer and found himself: the story of Oedipus, told by Sophia with Philo, Marcos and Demetria, with grammar at every level and a gamebook for each part.

The great version of the story is the Theban plays of Sophocles (5th century BCE). Some parts of the myth include violence and death, told briefly and with care.

The story of Oedipus

The most famous story the Greeks ever told, in five parts, from the oracle to Antigone.

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Part 1 B1 · FREE

The Oracle and the Crossroads

A terrible prophecy, a baby on the mountain, and a fight where three roads meet.

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Part 2 A2–B1 · PREMIUM

The Riddle of the Sphinx

A monster outside Thebes, a riddle no one can answer, and a new king.

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Part 3 B2–C1 · PREMIUM

Oedipus the King

Sophocles’ tragedy: a plague, an investigation, and a man searching for himself.

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Part 4 B2 · PREMIUM

Oedipus at Colonus

The blind king, guided by his daughter, asks for refuge near Athens, and finds peace at last.

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Part 5 C1 · PREMIUM

Antigone

A sister who buries her brother against the king’s law: conscience or the state? Both sides.