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Oedipus

Oedipus (, ; , ) was a mythical Greek king of Thebes. A tragic hero in Greek mythology, Oedipus unwittingly fulfilled a prophecy that he would end up killing his father and marrying his mother, thereby bringing disaster to his city and family.

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Oedipus was a mythical Greek king of Thebes who, despite his efforts to avoid it, unknowingly killed his father and married his mother, fulfilling a prophecy that devastated his family and city. His story endures as a foundational tragic tale in Greek mythology, exploring themes of fate, human powerlessness against destiny, and the catastrophic consequences of actions undertaken in ignorance.

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Deity.type: Greek
Deity.image: Oedipus and Sphinx, pelike, 450-440 BC, Berlin F 2355, 141646.jpg
Deity.caption: Oedipus and Sphinx, pelike, 450-440 BC
Deity.name: Oedipus
Deity.offspring: AntigoneIsmeneEteoclesPolynices
Deity.consort: Jocasta Euryganeia Astymedusa
Deity.abode: Thebes
Deity.parents: Laius and Jocasta (biological)Polybus and Merope (adoptive)
Deity.siblings: Alcinoë (adoptive)
Deity.deity_of: King of Thebes

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Commons category: Oedipus
name in native language: Οἰδίπους

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Basics of the myth
Ancient sources (5th century BC)
Pindar's second ''Olympian Ode''
Aeschylus's ''Seven Against Thebes'' trilogy (467 BC)
Sophocles's Theban plays
''Oedipus Rex''
''Oedipus at Colonus''
''Antigone''
Euripides's ''Phoenissae'', ''Chrysippus'', and ''Oedipus''
Other playwrights
Later additions
Later addition to Aeschylus's ''Seven against Thebes''
Post-Classical literature
Family tree
Oedipus complex
See also
Notes
References
External links

The story of Oedipus is the subject of Sophocles's tragedy Oedipus Rex, which is followed in the narrative sequence by Oedipus at Colonus and then Antigone. Together, these plays make up Sophocles's three Theban plays. Oedipus represents two enduring themes of Greek myth and drama: the flawed nature of humanity and an individual's role in the course of destiny in a harsh universe.