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Oedipus was born to King Laius and Queen Jocasta in the City of Thebes.
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After hearing Oedipus' fate, Jocasta and Laius give their baby to a servant and order the servant to take Oedipus to the mountain for their baby to die.
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A shepherd found Oedipus on the mountain and took him to the city of Corinth.
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Oedipus is presented to King Polybus and Queen Merope of Corinth.
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Oedipus lived in Corinth for many years with Polybus and Merope as his parents.
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He leaves Corinth because he was told that his fate would be him killing his father and marrying his mother. He tried to escape his fate.
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When Oedipus is heading to Thebes, he meets Laius at a crossroad. Oedipus kills him when Laius tries to run him over with a chariot.
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When hearing about the Sphinx plaguing Thebes, Oedipus finds it. Oedipus solves the Sphinx's riddle and the causes the plague to end, saving Thebes
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Because Oedipus solved the Sphinx's riddle and saved Thebes, he was named king.
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As the king, he was presented Jocasta and marries her.
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Oedipus and Jocasta have 4 kids together and live peacefully until a plague infects Thebes.
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Creon, Oedipus' brother in law, arrives back from the Oracle to tell that the only way to get rid of the plague is to banish or to kill the man who killed Laius.
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Tiresias, a blind prophet, tells Oedipus the truth. He tells how Oedipus fulfilled his fate but Oedipus does not believe him.
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Oedipus does not believe Tiresias and accuses him of tyranny. His pride won't let him believe it.
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Oedipus receives news that Polybus has died and was not his real father.
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Oedipus realizes who he really is and how he has fulfilled his fate.
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After coming to terms with realizing she married her son, Jocasta hangs herself.
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After he sees his mother/wife dead, Oedipus gouges out his eyes so he won't see his parents in the afterlife.
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Because he knows he was the killer of his father, Oedipus leaves Thebes with his daughter to save his city from the plauge
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After leaving Thebes with Antigone, Oedipus arrives in Colonus.
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After trying to outrun his fate, Oedipus and his daughter lived in Colonus until his death.
