Editing Oedipus (section)

=== Aeschylus' ''Seven Against Thebes'' trilogy (467 BC) ===

In 467 BC, the Athenian playwright, [[Aeschylus]], most notably wrote a trilogy based on the myth of Oedipus, winning him the first prize at the [[City Dionysia]]. Of the plays, ''Laius'' was the first, ''Oedipus'' was second'','' and ''[[Seven Against Thebes]]'' was the third play and the only one to have survived.

In ''Seven Against Thebes'', Oedipus's sons Eteocles and Polynices kill each other warring over the throne. Much like his ''[[Oresteia]]'', the trilogy would have detailed the tribulations of a House over three successive generations. The [[satyr play]] that followed the trilogy was called ''[[Seven Against Thebes#Laius, Oedipus and The Sphinx|The Sphinx]]''.