... great, were in Teresias" words, also his encapsulated in Teresias riddled prophecy "Your greatness, and also undoing," in reference to Oedipus" gift of solving riddles, referring to the Sphinx's riddle, he solved, that made him the king. Fate may have been at work here. By giving him the characteristic that made Oedipus great, his ability to solve riddles, this brought him to Thebes, and by saving ... Teresias, he would have not suffered the trauma, as a repercussions of the deeds. Being a man of moral integrity, it is this sole reason that also caused him a darker end, by punishing him...

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