Oedipus at Colonus is the second play in the Ancient Greek tragic trilogy The Oedipus Cycle by Sophocles. Oedipus, exiled from the city after unknowingly killing his father and marrying his mother, is confronted on sacred ground near Colonus, where he pledges loyalty to the city and King Theseus of Athens. After King Creon of Thebes tries to steal Oedipus' daughter, Antigone, the Athenians fight back the Thebans to protect them. Before dying, Oedipus begrudgingly speaks with his son Polynices, who, he prophesies, will fight with his brother for Thebes.
In the start of the tragedy Antigone Oedipus has died already Polyneices and Eteocles the two sons of Oedipus are at Thebes competing for the throne The two brothers kill each other making Creon the leader of Thebes With Creons newfound power he makes Polyneices stay on the battlefield to die Antigone Oedipus daughter is left with a difficult dilemma between state and family In the end she chooses family Antigone is truly a tragic hero because her arrogance leads to her eventual downfall At the