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  2. Oedipus - Wikipedia

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    Oedipus (UK: / ˈ iː d ɪ p ə s /, also US: / ˈ ɛ d ə-/; Ancient Greek: Οἰδίπους "swollen foot") was a mythical Greek king of Thebes.A tragic hero in Greek mythology, Oedipus fulfilled a prophecy that he would end up killing his father and marrying his mother, thereby bringing disaster to his city and family.

  3. Merope (wife of Polybus) - Wikipedia

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    After Oedipus is abandoned as an infant by his biological parents King Laius and Queen Jocasta of Thebes, Merope and Polybus raise Oedipus as their adoptive son. Eventually, when questioned by Oedipus, Merope and Polybus deny the adoption. As a result of this denial, Oedipus continues to believe that Merope and Polybus are his true biological ...

  4. Oedipus Rex - Wikipedia

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    Oedipus Rex, also known by its Greek title, Oedipus Tyrannus (Ancient Greek: Οἰδίπους Τύραννος, pronounced [oidípuːs týrannos]), or Oedipus the King, is an Athenian tragedy by Sophocles. While some scholars have argued that the play was first performed c. 429 BC, this is highly uncertain. [1]

  5. Oedipus (Euripides) - Wikipedia

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    In "Uberlegungen zum Oedipus des Euripides" (1990), Martin Hose suggested a reconstruction of the plot of Oedipus as follows. [3] Oedipus' adoptive mother Periboea arrives in Thebes to tell him that his (adopted) father Polybus has died. [3] Oedipus is as yet unaware that he is adopted, and believes Periboea and Polybus to be his biological ...

  6. Oedipus (Seneca) - Wikipedia

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    Phorbas is an old shepherd who had given Oedipus to the Old Man when Oedipus was a child and who reveals Oedipus' real parentage to him. Messenger (nuntius) is the man who, in Act 5, relates what has become of Oedipus. The chorus are singers that aid the audience in understanding what emotion they should feel after a scene.

  7. Oedipus and the Sphinx - Wikipedia

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    Oedipus answered: "Man: as an infant, he crawls on all fours; as an adult, he walks on two legs and; in old age, he uses a walking stick". Oedipus was the first to answer the riddle correctly and, having heard Oedipus' answer, the Sphinx was astounded and inexplicably killed herself by throwing herself into the sea.

  8. Pastor reveals new details on Ukrainian orphan abandoned by ...

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    A man acquainted with the Indiana family who took in a Ukrainian girl at the center of a bizarre controversy after her adoptive parents abandoned her has revealed new details about her situation.

  9. Polynices - Wikipedia

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    When Oedipus was discovered to have killed his father and married his mother, Oedipus was expelled from Thebes, leaving Eteocles and Polynices to rule. Because of a curse put on them by their father, the two sons did not share the rule peacefully. During a battle for control over Thebes, the brothers killed each other. [3]