Oedipus Rex Timeline

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  • Laius and Jocasta were given about a prophecy about their child
    502 BCE

    Laius and Jocasta were given about a prophecy about their child

    This prophecy states that their son will kill his father and then have children with his mother.
  • Oedipus Was born
    501 BCE

    Oedipus Was born

    Oedipus was born to Laius and Jocasta.
  • Oedipus was left to die by his parents
    500 BCE

    Oedipus was left to die by his parents

    To keep the prophecy from coming true, Oedipus' parents left him by a mountainside to die.
  • Oedipus leaves Corinth
    499 BCE

    Oedipus leaves Corinth

    Oedipus leaves because he fears that the prophecy will come true. He does this to try and escape his fait.
  • Oedipus kills Laius
    498 BCE

    Oedipus kills Laius

    While leaving Corinth, Oedipus unknowingly kills his father.
  • Oedipus becomes king
    497 BCE

    Oedipus becomes king

    Oedipus solves a riddle, therefore becoming king and releasing the people from the grip of the sphinx.
  • Oedipus vows to find Laius' killer
    496 BCE

    Oedipus vows to find Laius' killer

    The townspeople come to Oedipus in need of help because their crops are failing and a plague has returned. He sends Creon to the oracle of delphi to ask the gods how to fix this and the gods return by saying that they must find Laius' killer.
  • Oedipus is informed of his fate
    495 BCE

    Oedipus is informed of his fate

    When asking about the killer of Laius, the prophet, Tiresias, informs Oedipus of his fate.
  • Oedipus learns that is adopted
    494 BCE

    Oedipus learns that is adopted

    Oedipus talked to the shepherd that brought him to the king of Corinth and learned that he was not born to who he thought.
  • Oedipus learns the truth
    493 BCE

    Oedipus learns the truth

    He is eventually told the truth by Jocasta about everything and that he has in fact killed his father and married his mother.