9781518984778

Oedipus Rex

By Emberleigh Pauley-Brown
  • Jocasta and Laius have baby
    456 BCE

    Jocasta and Laius have baby

  • Jocasta and Laius learn about the prophecy
    455 BCE

    Jocasta and Laius learn about the prophecy

    The prophecy tells that their baby will kill his father and marry his mother.
  • Jocasta gives the baby to the servant
    454 BCE

    Jocasta gives the baby to the servant

    who pins his feet together and takes him to the woods to kill him
  • Servant gives baby to shepard
    453 BCE

    Servant gives baby to shepard

  • Shepard takes baby to King Polybus and Queen Merope
    452 BCE

    Shepard takes baby to King Polybus and Queen Merope

  • Oedipus learns of prophecy of killing Laius and Marrying Merope
    452 BCE

    Oedipus learns of prophecy of killing Laius and Marrying Merope

    He learns this from a drunk man
  • Oedipus runs away from home
    451 BCE

    Oedipus runs away from home

    He is afraid of the prophecy
  • Oedipus runs into a traveling caravan which has King Laius in it
    450 BCE

    Oedipus runs into a traveling caravan which has King Laius in it

  • Oedipus kills everyone in the Caravan
    449 BCE

    Oedipus kills everyone in the Caravan

    The last person in the caravan and the only one not killed was the servant who first tried to give him away.
  • Oedipus goes to Thebes and defeats the Sphinx
    448 BCE

    Oedipus goes to Thebes and defeats the Sphinx

  • Oedipus becomes king by marring Jocasta
    447 BCE

    Oedipus becomes king by marring Jocasta

  • Servant returns to Thebes to see Oedipus as king and leaves agian
    447 BCE

    Servant returns to Thebes to see Oedipus as king and leaves agian

  • Oedipus has 4 babies with Jocasta
    446 BCE

    Oedipus has 4 babies with Jocasta

  • The men ask Oedipus to save them from the plauge
    445 BCE

    The men ask Oedipus to save them from the plauge

  • Oedipus sends out Creon to the prophet
    445 BCE

    Oedipus sends out Creon to the prophet

  • Creon comes back with the news they must kill the killer of Laius
    444 BCE

    Creon comes back with the news they must kill the killer of Laius

  • Oedipus tells the people about the killer
    443 BCE

    Oedipus tells the people about the killer

  • Oedipus calls for the blind prophet
    442 BCE

    Oedipus calls for the blind prophet

  • The blind pophet tells him that he is the killer
    441 BCE

    The blind pophet tells him that he is the killer

  • Oedipus accuses the prophet and Creon for wanting to take over his throne
    440 BCE

    Oedipus accuses the prophet and Creon for wanting to take over his throne

  • Jacosta breaks them up and Creon says that he would never want the throne
    439 BCE

    Jacosta breaks them up and Creon says that he would never want the throne

  • Oedipus calls for the servant who is now a sheperd
    438 BCE

    Oedipus calls for the servant who is now a sheperd

  • They get a messenger saying Polybus is dead
    437 BCE

    They get a messenger saying Polybus is dead

  • The messenger tells him that he is not Polybus's son
    436 BCE

    The messenger tells him that he is not Polybus's son

  • Oedipus hears the story from the servant
    435 BCE

    Oedipus hears the story from the servant

  • Oedipus finds out Jocasta is his mother
    434 BCE

    Oedipus finds out Jocasta is his mother

  • Oedipus figures out he killed his dad
    433 BCE

    Oedipus figures out he killed his dad

  • Jocasta hangs herself
    432 BCE

    Jocasta hangs herself

  • Oedipus blinds himself
    431 BCE

    Oedipus blinds himself

  • Oedipus adresses his people
    430 BCE

    Oedipus adresses his people

  • Creon becomes king
    429 BCE

    Creon becomes king

  • Oedipus touches his daughter for the last time
    429 BCE

    Oedipus touches his daughter for the last time

  • Oedipus is exiled from the kingdom
    428 BCE

    Oedipus is exiled from the kingdom