Oedipus Rex
noun
1.
a tragedy (c430 b.c.) by Sophocles.
Also called
Oedipus Tyrannus
[ti-
ran
-
uh
s]
/tɪˈræn əs/
(
Show IPA
)
.
Oedipus Rex
in Culture
Oedipus Rex
[(
ed
-uh-puhs,
ee
-duh-puhs
reks
)]
A
tragedy
by
Sophocles
that dramatizes the fall of
Oedipus
. (
See under
“
Mythology and Folklore
.”)