Oedipus the King

Sophocles' three Theban plays take place in some unspecified period of remote antiquity. Athens is about 32 miles or 50 kilometers southeast of Thebes. Corinth isn't a huge part of the plays, but it's where the main character Oedipus grew up. Extremely important events in the play take place in the countryside between Thebes,. top of the triangle, and Corinth, lower left of the triangle.