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Why does religious tradition matter in 'Oedipus Rex'?

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That the people still believe is the reason why religious tradition matters in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).

Specifically, religious tradition is evidenced in belief in the gods, consultations with oracles and prophets, and fear of the Furies of fate. Oracles and prophets play a critical role in religious tradition. They promote the fulfillment of divinely ordained fate. Royals set the example in enduring divinely ordained punishment when guilty of commissions or omissions deemed offensive to gods and mortals.

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