... from his home and family, Oedipus seems to fulfill his sad destiny even as he tries to outwit his fate. On his journey away from his childhood home he meets and murders a stranger at a crossroad. When Oedipus arrives in Thebes, he heroically solves the riddle of the sphinx and is made King in ... honor of saving the city. In becoming King, Oedipus marries the Queen of Thebes, who was recently widowed. The new King and the ... Queen of Thebes start having children together and years later as plagues begin to terrorize the city, Oedipus vows to save ... and I a slave, three generations ba...

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• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School