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OriginGreek Mythology
King Oedipus of Thebes discovers that he has unwittingly fulfilled a horrific prophecy by killing his father, Laius, and marrying his mother, Jocasta. Upon the devastating revelation of his true...
OriginGreek Mythology
While traveling from Delphi to escape a terrifying prophecy, Oedipus encounters an arrogant party at a narrow triple-crossroads in Phocis. A violent dispute over right-of-way leads Oedipus to...
OriginGreek Mythology
Following the exile of King Oedipus, his sons Eteocles and Polynices agreed to share the throne of Thebes by alternating power each year. However, Eteocles refused to step down after his term,...
OriginGreek Mythology
Seeking to save the city of Thebes from a murderous monster, the traveler Oedipus confronts the Sphinx on Mount Phikion. The Sphinx, a creature with the body of a lion and the head of a woman,...