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From [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] [[mythology]], '''Oedipus''' was the son of King [[Laios]] and Queen [[Jocasta]]. His parents had heard a [[prophecy]] from an [[oracle]] telling them that their son was destined by [[fate]] to [[murder|kill]] his father and [[marriage|marry]] his mother. Accordingly, they took steps to abandon their baby boy, but [[irony|ironically]], their actions enabled the prophecy to come true. Oedipus, as a young man, didn't know that a strange man was his father, and killed him; he later married his mother, not knowing her real identity. The [[tragedy]] was detailed in the [[drama]] ''[[Oedipus the King]]'' by [[Sophocles]].<ref>Source: [[Elizabeth Vandiver]], [[Classics]] [[scholarship|scholar]], authority on [[Greek mythology]] and [[Greek tragedy]], including the ''[[Iliad]]'', ''[[Odyssey]]'', ''[[Aeneid]]'', [[Homer]], and [[Virgil]]. This definition is based on her course ''Classical Mythology'' for [[The Teaching Company]].</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 20:45, 9 December 2010
From Greek mythology, Oedipus was the son of King Laios and Queen Jocasta. His parents had heard a prophecy from an oracle telling them that their son was destined by fate to kill his father and marry his mother. Accordingly, they took steps to abandon their baby boy, but ironically, their actions enabled the prophecy to come true. Oedipus, as a young man, didn't know that a strange man was his father, and killed him; he later married his mother, not knowing her real identity. The tragedy was detailed in the drama Oedipus the King by Sophocles.[1]
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- ↑ Source: Elizabeth Vandiver, Classics scholar, authority on Greek mythology and Greek tragedy, including the Iliad, Odyssey, Aeneid, Homer, and Virgil. This definition is based on her course Classical Mythology for The Teaching Company.