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title: Oedipus at Colonus
author: Thomas Hawk
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8014/oedipus-at-colonus/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Oedipus at Colonus
_Authored by Thomas Hawk_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8014.jpg)
## Image Caption
Painting by Jean-Antoine-Théodore Giroust (1788) Dallas Museum of Art
## Cite This Work
### APA
Hawk, T. (2018, January 23). Oedipus at Colonus. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Hawk, Thomas. "Oedipus at Colonus." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 23, 2018. .
### MLA
Hawk, Thomas. "Oedipus at Colonus." *World History Encyclopedia*, 23 Jan 2018, .
## License & Copyright
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