# Herdsman — Oedipus Rex character guide

> Herdsman in Oedipus Rex by Sophocles.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Herdsman Alack

**First appearance:** 0002-oedipus-rex

## Who they are

The shepherd who witnessed Laius's murder and later saved the infant Oedipus.

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