Oedipus Rex: Main Characters

• "Oedipus Rex" was written by Sophocles.

Main Characters

• Oedipus is the King of Thebes.
• Creon is Oedipus' brother-in-law.
• Eurydice is Creon’s wife.
• Apollo is the god or oracle of Delphi.
• King Laius is the father of Oedipus.
• Jocasta is the mother and wife of Oedipus.
• Polynices and Eteocles are the sons of Oedipus.
• Tiresias is the blind prophet.
• Polybus is Oedipus' foster father.
• Merope is Oedipus' foster mother.
• Antigone and Ismene are the daughters of Oedipus.
• Haemon is Antigone’s lover.
• The Sphinx is the half-human, half-lion that symbolizes plague and misfortune.