... , the king of Thebes and his long lost father. Oedipus then came across the city of Thebes, a city that had been plagued by the horrible creature know as the Sphinx, a monster with the body of a lion, the wings of a bird, and the head of a woman. Oedipus' intelligence became evident to the ... stop the prophecy from coming true. Oedipus was shocked by what Jocasta had said and asked her to send for the servant who served Laios was, as he may have the crucial information that Oedipus is looking for. Suddenly, a messenger from Corinth arrived to bring news of the unfortunate death of the ...

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