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Jean Anouilh adopted a play by this man that was seen as an attack on the Vichy government. In that play by this man, a group of guards pour wine on the ground after the end of a dust storm. A character created by this man is saved by a shepherd after he is left to die on Mount (*) Cithaeron. The title character of a play by this author violates Creon’s order by performing (-5[1])burial rites for her brother Polyneices. That character’s father titles his most famous play, where he kills his father Laius and marries his mother Jocasta. For 10 points, (10[1]-5[1])name this Greek tragedian whose Theban trilogy includes the plays Antigone and Oedipus Rex. ■END■ (10[1]0[1])

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