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Who was Oedipus the king?

In Greek mythology, Oedipus is the son of Laius and Jocasta, the king and queen of Thebes. The oracle predicted Lai's death at the hands of his son, and the king left the newborn child on Mount Cithaeron, piercing his tendons on his legs.

The baby was picked up by the shepherd of the Corinthian king Polybus. Polybus and Merope named the child Oedipus (because of his swollen legs) and raised him as a son. Many years later, Oedipus learned from the oracle that he would kill his father, and fled from Corinth, hoping to save Polybus from death. Having met a traveler on a narrow road, he killed him, this traveler turned out to be Lai.

On the way to Thebes, Oedipus delivered this city from the terrible Sphinx, solving her riddle. The grateful inhabitants elected Oedipus king and made the husband of their own mother Jocasta, whom he had never seen before. Jocasta bore him four children - Antigone, Yemen, Eteocles and Polynices. When the truth was revealed, Jocasta committed suicide, and Oedipus blinded himself out of desperation. The sons expelled Oedipus to a foreign land. He was accompanied by his daughter Antigone.

Oedipus died at Colon.

Author: Mendeleev V.A.

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