Oedipous

Oedipous was a king of Thebes in Greek mythology. The son of King Laios, Oedipous ended up inadvertently killing his own father and marrying his own mother, , a fate that had been foretold at his birth by the Oracle of Delphi.
Oedipous also met the Sphinx, and answered correctly her riddle.
==Influence and legacy==
The story of Oedipous and his life lived on long after his death. During the 5th century BCE a region in Boeotia containing the city of Thebes was named after Oedipous as Cursed Land of Oedipous, believed to have been his homeland.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
During the 1st century BCE, the child of a prostitute Vesta and her client Akakios was named Oidipous.Assassin's Creed: Origins – Cat and Mouse
==Trivia==
*In Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, the story of Oedipous is retold with the story of Supideo in Lokris, albeit with a twist.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Family Values
*The mural depicting the Sphinx and Oedipous in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey is based on a painting on a stamnos from the 5th century BCE.
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy 
*Assassin's Creed: Syndicate 
*Assassin's Creed: Odyssey 
*Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece 
==References==
Category:Individuals
Category:Greeks
Category:Ethnic Greeks
Category:Boeotians
Category:Thebians
Category:Greek mythology