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The MouseionSophoclesOedipus at Colonus

Oedipus at ColonusΟἰδίπους ἐπὶ Κολωνῷ

By Sophocles.

Kind of writing
Tragedy
Dialect
Attic
Written
5th c. BC
Length
12,802 words analysed
Vocabulary
71% common words
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1 Greek text, 1 English translation

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μῆνιν ἄειδε θεὰ Πηληϊάδεω Ἀχιλῆοςοὐλομένην, ἣ μυρίʼ Ἀχαιοῖς ἄλγεʼ ἔθηκε

Greek size
— px
Line spacing
1.8

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