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Oedipus is born, the son of King Laius and Queen Jocasta.
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The king and queen hear the prophecy from the Oracle saying that the baby will king his father and marry his mother.
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Oedipus is adopted by King Polybus and Queen Merope, making Oedipus the prince of Corinth.
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Oedipus hears rumors and a drunk man telling him about being adopted by King Polybus and Queen Merope, so he leaves.
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Travels to the Oracle saying he will kill his father/marry his mother. He thought of Polybus/Merope. He decides never to return to Corinth.
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While traveling to Thebes, there was a fight and Oedipus ended up killing King Laius without knowing who he was.
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He arrives in Thebes to solve a riddle from a Sphinx. He frees the people of Thebes, marries Jocasta, has children with her (4 total, two boys/two girls), and made King.
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As a plague reigns over Thebes, the people ask and beg Oedipus to stop the plague. Oedipus sends Creon to the Oracle to find a solution.
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Creon returns from the Oracle stating that the only way to stop the plague is by finding out who killed King Laius.
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Tiresias is a blind prophet that had accurate predictions of the future. Tiresias says that the murderer of King Laius is Oedipus himself.
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Jocasta tells him how Laius was killed on a three-way crossroad, he was also on that road. They sent out for the survivor of the attack.
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A message from Corinth arrives in Thebes saying that Oedipus' "father" King Polybus has died and they need someone to rule.
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The messenger includes that Oedipus will not sleep with his mother because he was adopted & that he was the shepherd who gave Oedipus away.
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Oedipus sends for the shepherd that gave him away. Once found, he said that Jocasta is his mother and ordered the baby to be killed.
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Jocasta locks herself in a room/hanging herself. He takes her down from the rope and stabs himself in the eye with her golden brooches.
