Look up: Oedipus

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   Oedipus
   son of Laius and Jocasta, who unwittingly killed his father and married his mother who bore him four children, Ismene, Antigone, Eteocles and Polynices; Oedipus solved the riddle of the Sphinx saving Thebes and becoming its king.
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   Oedipus
   Oedipus was the son of Laius. The Delphic oracle foretold that Laius would be killed by his son, so Oedipus was abandoned on mount Cithaeron with a nail through his feet. However, he was found by a shepherd and raised by Polybus. Hearing that he would kill his father, Oedipus left Corinth and met Laius on his travel. He killed him in an argument not knowing who he was.
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   Oedipus
   [n] - (Greek mythology) a tragic king of Thebes who unknowingly killed his father Laius and married his mother Jocasta
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   Oedipus
   In Greek mythology, king of Thebes who unwittingly killed his father, Laius, and married his mother, King Oedipus noun (Greek mythology) a tragic king of Thebes who unknowingly killed his father Laius and married his mother Jocasta; the subject of the drama `Oedipus Rex` by Sophocles
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   Oedipus
   (from the article `Dryden, John`) By 1678 Dryden was at loggerheads with his fellow shareholders in the Killigrew company, which was in grave difficulties owing to mismanagement. ...
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   Oedipus
   in Greek mythology, the king of Thebes who unwittingly killed his father and married his mother. Homer related that Oedipus` wife and mother hanged ... [6 related articles]
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   Oedipus
   Oedipus (ed'ipus, ē'di–) , in Greek legend, son of Laius, king of Thebes, and his wife, Jocasta. Laius had been warned by an oracle that he was fated to be killed by his own son; he therefore abandoned Oedipus on a mountainside. The baby was rescued, however, by a shepherd and br...
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