Short Works · Character
Oedipus
Mythological king of Thebes, used as an example of fate and suffering.
minor
First appearance: the enchiridion
Oedipus's tie to Polus is one of the pressures that moves Short Works—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Referenced as the character played by Polus, illustrating the Stoic ideal of accepting and performing well any 'personage' imposed by fate.
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