[DOC] [TLE] SparkNotes: The Oedipus Plays: Oedipus the King, lines 13111684 [PAR] The Chorus enters and cries that even Oedipus, greatest of men, was brought 
low by destiny, for he unknowingly murdered his father and married his mother. [DOC] [TLE] Oedipus the King - Wikipedia [PAR] Oedipus the King also known by its Latin title Oedipus Rex, is an Athenian 
tragedy by ... This murder cast a doom over Laius, his son Oedipus, and all of his 
other .... a prophecy that he would one day murder his father and sleep with his 
mother. ... of Thebes after the revelation and neither blinds himself, nor is sent 
into exile. [DOC] [TLE] Oedipus the King Summary - Shmoop [PAR] Aware that a terrible curse has befallen Thebes, he sends his brother-in-law, ... 
will be lifted if the murderer of Laiusthe former kingis found and prosecuted. 
... Teiresias, the blind prophet, informs Oedipus that Oedipus himself killed Laius. 
... Jocasta realizes that she is Oedipus's mother and that Laius was his father. [DOC] [TLE] Oedipus the King - Sophocles - Ancient Greece - Classical Literature [PAR] Over the centuries, it has come to be regarded by many as the Greek tragedy par 
... Shortly after Oedipus' birth, his father, King Laius of Thebes, learned from an ... 
which foretold that he would marry his own mother and kill his own father. ... in 
the murder, Tiresias is provoked into telling the king the truth, that he himself is 
the... [DOC] [TLE] Oedipus | Define Oedipus at Dictionary.com [PAR] ... and Ismeme: as was prophesied at his birth, he unwittingly killed his father and 
married his mother and, in penance, blinded himself and went into exile. ... The 
Delphic oracle told Oedipus that to end the plague, he must find and punish the 
murderer of King Laius. ... In his despair at this discovery, Oedipus blinded 
himself. [DOC] [TLE] Chapter 8.I [PAR] When he was still in his mother's womb, Oedipus' parents Laius and Jocasta 
asked the ... he handed it over to another herdsman from the neighboring city of 
Corinth. ... Stunned by the revelation that he was destined one day to marry his 
mother and kill his father, he vowed .... Oedipus blinds himself and goes into exile
. [DOC] [TLE] ch 5 goldstein Flashcards | Quizlet [PAR] ... to kill his father and marry his mother, he avoids his fate and everything comes 
true, he ... what he has done and he blinds himself in despair and then goes into 
exile ... of Zeus, athletes came from all over Greece to compete, only male 
athletes ... king Phillip's and Olympia's son who became king after his father's 
death, did... [DOC] [TLE] Oedipus: A Thinker At The Crossroads | Issue 75 | Philosophy Now [PAR] There he heard the dreadful prophesy that he would kill his father and marry his 
mother. ... Oedipus blinds himself before going into exile. The myth of Oedipus... [DOC] [TLE] The Tragic Dynasties  Thebes: The House of Cadmus - CliffsNotes [PAR] When the dragon killed a number of his companions Cadmus slew it. ... the 
Delphic oracle, and it told him he would murder his father and marry his mother. 
... In despair Jocasta hanged herself, while Oedipus blinded himself in an agony 
of remorse. ... for showing disrespect, Oedipus was exiled from Thebes by King 
Creon. [DOC] [TLE] Oedipus the King by Sophocles | Dr. Vishwanath Bite [PAR] Jan 5, 2013 ... Teiresias, the blind prophet, informs Oedipus that Oedipus himself killed ... 
realizes that she is Oedipus's mother and that Laius was his father. ... Shortly 
thereafter, Oedipus, too, realizes that he was Laius's murder and that he's been 
married ... In horror and despair, he gouges his eyes out and is exiled from... [DOC] [TLE] Oedipus Tyrannus [PAR] Teiresias defends himself, suggesting that Oedipus is figuratively blind now, and 
... Finally he plainly states that Oedipus has murdered his father and married his 
... his mother; on the way to Thebes, he quarreled with and killed a man who (he 
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Question: In despair over murdering his father & marrying his mother, he blinds himself & goes into exile
Answer: Oedipus