The Curse of Oedipus: «stasis» and «pollemos» in the Greek Tragedy

Abstract

This article exposes the presence and relevance that the event of the war acquires in the Greek Tragedy of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides. It identifies and distinguishes two fundamental concepts of ancient Greece to refer to the warlike conflict: «polemos» (???????) and «stasis» (??????). It examines the figuration of these motifs in the work of the three tragic poets. Finally, from the generated evidence, there are three theoretical-political problems to think about: the historical relationship between war and politics, the relationship between «stasis» and democracy, and the war as a tragic-political occurrence.