Oedipus Rex Part 3

By Sadie_Wally
  • Laius is warned by an oracle that his son will kill him
    450 BCE

    Laius is warned by an oracle that his son will kill him

  • Baby Oedipus is saved by a shepherd, a servant of King Liaus
    449 BCE

    Baby Oedipus is saved by a shepherd, a servant of King Liaus

  • Laius and Jocasta have a baby
    449 BCE

    Laius and Jocasta have a baby

  • Lauis and Jocasta leave their baby outside to die, with his feet bound together
    449 BCE

    Lauis and Jocasta leave their baby outside to die, with his feet bound together

  • The Shepherd gives baby Oedipus to the messenger
    448 BCE

    The Shepherd gives baby Oedipus to the messenger

  • The Messenger brings baby Oedipus to Polybus and Merope, who can't have children of their own.
    447 BCE

    The Messenger brings baby Oedipus to Polybus and Merope, who can't have children of their own.

  • Oedipus learns he is destined to kill his father and marry his mother, so he leaves Corinth and goes to Thebes
    437 BCE

    Oedipus learns he is destined to kill his father and marry his mother, so he leaves Corinth and goes to Thebes

  • Oedipus encounters his father (who he doesn't recognize) and feuds with him, then kills him
    436 BCE

    Oedipus encounters his father (who he doesn't recognize) and feuds with him, then kills him

  • Oedipus reaches Thebes, which is plagued by the Sphinx.
    435 BCE

    Oedipus reaches Thebes, which is plagued by the Sphinx.

    The Sphinx had created a riddle to be solved in order to save Thebes.
  • Oedipus solves the Sphinx's riddle.
    435 BCE

    Oedipus solves the Sphinx's riddle.

    The Sphinx killed herself.
  • Oedipus marries the widowed queen, Jocasta, and they have four children.
    432 BCE

    Oedipus marries the widowed queen, Jocasta, and they have four children.

  • Messenger tells Jocasta that Polybus, Oedipus' biological father, died of natural causes
    429 BCE

    Messenger tells Jocasta that Polybus, Oedipus' biological father, died of natural causes

    Oedipus claims he doesn't believe in the oracles, but is worried about one that said he would marry his mother and have children with her. The messenger also tells Oedipus he is not the real son of Polybus and Merope
  • Jocasta realizes who Oedipus is
    429 BCE

    Jocasta realizes who Oedipus is

    Jocasta then warns Oedipus not to keep searching for answers about his past, but he is very curious.
  • Jocasta places an offering on the altar of Apollo
    429 BCE

    Jocasta places an offering on the altar of Apollo

  • Jocasta kills herself after realizing she married her son.
    428 BCE

    Jocasta kills herself after realizing she married her son.

    Oedipus blinds himself and is sent into exile with some of his children.