What was the Oracle s advice to get rid of the terrible plague NU Sophocles c BCE BCE is one of the greatest ancient Greek tragedians His tragedy Oedipus Rex first performed in c BC begins with a terrible plague in Thebes It causes widespread suffering Oedipus is a good king and he wants to save his people from this plague So the king sends his brother-in-law Creon to the oracle of Apollo at Delphi to seek advice He says I have sent Creon to inquire Of Pythian Phoebus at his Delphic shrine How I might save the State by act or word The Oracle s Advice Creon returns from the oracle with a hopeful message The message declares that the murderer of the former king Laius is still living in Thebes nbsp As the murderer still lives in Thebe the people are suffering If the murderer is found and