... this person was, and only a few people knew the true identity of the killer. The blind prophet, Tiresias, was led to Oedipus, and he began to tell Oedipus the reality of the situation. The problem was, Tiresias spoke in riddles, making the story very difficult for Oedipus to understand. Oedipus finally gave up trying to understand the riddles, and went about finding the killer in another way ... has a conversation with his wife, Jocasta. Jocasta was Laius" wife, and Oedipus began to inquire about how Laius was murdered. As Jocasta told Oedipus about the way that Laius was killed, he beg...

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