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Oedipus ran into his father at a crossroads and was able to kill his father in combat. In this way, Oedipus fulfilled the prophecy that caused Oedipus's father to abandon him in the first place.

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Did Oedipus kill his father?

Yes. Oedipus killed his biological father, king laius.


Who tells Oedipus he will kill his father and marry his mother?

Tiresias a blind prophet tells Oedipus that he will kill his father and marry his mother.


Why does Oedipus' father try to have his son killed?

Oedipus's father tries to kill his son to prevent the prophesy, that Oedipus will kill the father and marry the mother, from happening. The gods prophesied as such and they didn't want it to happen.


Is it his birth or adoptive father that Oedipus was supposed to kill in the play 'Oedipus Rex'?

It is his birth father that Oedipus is supposed to kill in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, a prophet tells Theban monarchs Laius and Jocasta that their son, Oedipus, will grow up to kill his father. As a young man, Oedipus goes to Delphi to consult the Pythia, ancient Greece's foremost oracle. He gets the disturbing news that he will grow up to kill his father and marry his mother. It therefore appears to be a prophecy about Oedipus' birth not adoptive father.


What is Oedipus' fate?

That he will kill his father and marry his mother is Oedipus' fate in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Oedipus' fate is revealed two times. The first time is to his parents, Theban monarchs Laius and Jocasta, who hear that he will kill his father. The second time is to Oedipus, who learns his fate is to kill his father and marry his mother.


What is Oedipus' curse?

to kill his father and marry his mother


Why did Odysseus kill his father and marry his mother?

Odysseus didn't kill his father, you're thinking of Oedipus


What did the oracle tell Oedipus?

The oracle told Oedipus that he would kill his father and marry his mother.


What was the prophecy that Oedipus fulfilled?

An oracle had a prophecy that Oedipus would kill his father, king of Thebes, and marry his mother.


As a young man Oedipus learns from the Delphic oracle that he will kill his?

father


What is the heart of the prophet filled with according to the chorus leader in Oedipus the King?

Kill his father and marry his mother. Kill his father and marry his mother.


Oedipus hears that he will kill his father and marry his mother from the?

He hears this news from the Delphic oracle.