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From [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] [[mythology]], he was a [[Thebes|Theban]] ''[[prophecy|seer]]'', who was a [[drama|character]] in the [[play]] by [[Sophocles]] called ''[[Oedipus the King]]''. He was also featured in ''[[Antigone]]'', also by Sophocles, and in the ''[[Bacchae]]'' by [[Euripides]], and had great [[wisdom]] to foretell the [[future]], which was important implications concerning the [[concept]] of [[fate]] in [[mythology]].<noinclude><br /><br />Source: [[Elizabeth Vandiver]]'s ''[[CZ:Ref:Vandiver 2008 Classical Mythology|Classical Mythology]]'' course. </noinclude> | From [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] [[mythology]], he was a [[Thebes|Theban]] ''[[prophecy|seer]]'', who was a [[drama|character]] in the [[play (theatre)|play]] by [[Sophocles]] called ''[[Oedipus the King]]''. He was also featured in ''[[Antigone]]'', also by Sophocles, and in the ''[[Bacchae]]'' by [[Euripides]], and had great [[wisdom]] to foretell the [[future]], which was important implications concerning the [[concept]] of [[fate]] in [[mythology]].<noinclude><br /><br />Source: [[Elizabeth Vandiver]]'s ''[[CZ:Ref:Vandiver 2008 Classical Mythology|Classical Mythology]]'' course. </noinclude> | ||
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From Greek mythology, he was a Theban seer, who was a character in the play by Sophocles called Oedipus the King. He was also featured in Antigone, also by Sophocles, and in the Bacchae by Euripides, and had great wisdom to foretell the future, which was important implications concerning the concept of fate in mythology.
Source: Elizabeth Vandiver's Classical Mythology course.