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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.

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Mentioned in 2 works (2 total)

On the Ends of Good and Evil philosophy · 1 mention
Cato the Elder, On Old Age philosophy · 1 mention

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