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, supposed son of Polybus, King of Corinth; now elected King of Thebes.

, Queen of Thebes; widow of Laïus, the late King, and now wife to Oedipus.

, a Prince of Thebes, brother to Jocasta.

, an old blind seer.

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from Corinth.

of King Laïus.

from the Palace.

of the Elders of Thebes.

A Crowd of Suppliants, men, women, and children.

The following do not appear in the play but are frequently mentioned:—

(pronounced as three syllables, Lá-i-us), the last King of Thebes before Oedipus.

, the founder of Thebes; son of Agênor, King of Sidon.

, King and Queen of Corinth, supposed to be the father and mother of Oedipus.

, the God specially presiding over the oracle of Delphi and the island Delos: he is also called, the pure; , supposed to mean “He of the Crooked Words”; and , supposed to mean “Wolf-God.” He is also the great Averter of Evil, and has names from the cries “I-ê” (pronounced “Ee-ay”) and “Paian,” cries for healing or for the frightening away of evil influences.

, a mass of mild mountain south-west of Thebes.