# Poseidon — Oedipus at Colonus character guide

> Poseidon in Oedipus at Colonus by Sophocles.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0002-oedipus-at-colonus

## Who they are

God of the sea, patron deity of Athens invoked by Theseus.

## Relationships

### [Oedipus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/oedipus_at_colonus_se/characters/oedipus)

_psychological_

Oedipus invokes Poseidon in his prayers and curses, treating the god as a witness to his suffering and a source of divine justice.

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