Sophocles' last play, first performed after his death. The blind and aged Oedipus, long an exile, arrives with his daughter Antigone at Colonus, a grove near Athens. He hopes to find peace there at last. As word spreads of his presence, rulers and relatives come, each wanting something from him. The play considers old age, guilt and forgiveness, hospitality and a sense of place. It is a quieter and more reflective work than the earlier Theban plays.