place
Colonus
also: Coloneus locus, Colonus Hippius
A deme just outside Athens, the birthplace of Sophocles and the setting of his Oedipus at Colonus. In De Finibus 5.3 the sight of the spot stirs Quintus to recall Sophocles and the figure of Oedipus.
Reading notes
- On the Ends of Good and Evil §5.3 that spot of Colonus
Colonus was a deme just outside Athens, birthplace of Sophocles and setting of his Oedipus at Colonus. Quintus's reaction to the spot exemplifies the dialogue's theme of place-prompted memory.