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Oedipus

In Greek mythology, Oedipus was a king of Thebes who unknowingly killed his father Laius and married his mother Jocasta, fulfilling a prophecy. On discovering the truth he blinded himself and went into exile. His story, and that of the war of his sons against Thebes, was told in Sophocles' tragedies Oedipus the King and Oedipus at Colonus.

Oedipus
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Mycenaean Kingdom of Thebes

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Oedipus. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/oedipus
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