Oedipus at Colonus fully cemented when he chooses a hidden part of the sacred grove as his final resting place, which even his daughters can't know. Chrysanthos Mentis Bostantzoglou makes a parody of this tragedy in his comedy "Medea" (1993). Oedipus at Colonus Oedipus at Colonus (also Oedipus Coloneus, , "Oidipous epi Kolōnōi") is one of the three Theban plays of the Athenian tragedian Sophocles. It was written shortly before Sophocles' death in 406 BC and produced by his grandson (also called Sophocles) at the Festival of Dionysus in 401 BC. In the timeline of the plays, the events of "Oedipus at Colonus"
Oedipus Rex palace and begs to be exiled as soon as possible. Creon enters, saying that Oedipus shall be taken into the house until oracles can be consulted regarding what is best to be done. Oedipus's two daughters (and half-sisters), Antigone and Ismene, are sent out, and Oedipus laments their having been born to such a cursed family. He asks Creon to watch over them and Creon agrees, before sending Oedipus back into the palace. On an empty stage the chorus repeat the common Greek maxim, that no man should be considered fortunate until he is dead. The two cities of Troy