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Yes, King Laius of Thebes is killed by Oedipus. It's a heinous offense to kill one's sovereign ... and father regardless of whether the victim's true identity is unknown. Such is the case with Laius and Oedipus. Laius thinks that his son died shortly after birth, and Oedipus thinks that his parents are King Polybus and Queen Merope of Corinth. Neither father nor son seems to see, or be stopped by, the resemblance or the father-son age difference between themselves.
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Who is laius' father?
Laius was father of Oedipus by Jocasta and the son of king Labdacus of Thebes.
What happen to laius the former king?
Laius the former king of Thebes was killed by his son Oedipus.
When the play Oedipus begins which of the following is true the sphinx is terrorizing Thebes Oedipus is not married to Jocasta Oedipus's father is alive Oedipus is king of Thebes?
Oedipus is king of Thebes
When the play Oedipus Rex begins which of the following is true Oedipus knows that the oracles statements have not come true Oedipus is king of the thebes and there is a cursw upon the city Oedipus?
Oedipus is King of Thebes.
Where was Oedipus king at?
Oedipus Rex is set in ancient Thebes.
Who is Oedipus's father?
Liaus the previous King of Thebes that Oedipus actually killed
What makes Oedipus the King of Thebes?
He killed his father who was king before him.
Who is laius' father?
Laius was father of Oedipus by Jocasta and the son of king Labdacus of Thebes.
What happen to laius the former king?
Laius the former king of Thebes was killed by his son Oedipus.
When the play Oedipus begins which of the following is true the sphinx is terrorizing Thebes Oedipus is not married to Jocasta Oedipus's father is alive Oedipus is king of Thebes?
Oedipus is king of Thebes
What happened to king laius in the Oedipus story?
Oedipus killed Laius years ago at the crossroads. He did not know Laius was his biological father and the king of Thebes.
When the play Oedipus Rex begins which of the following is true Oedipus knows that the oracles statements have not come true Oedipus is king of the thebes and there is a cursw upon the city Oedipus?
Oedipus is King of Thebes.
Where was Oedipus king at?
Oedipus Rex is set in ancient Thebes.
How did Oedipus become King of Thebes?
Oedipus killed his father and married his mother to become King of Thebes. He did not know that the man he killed was his father, or that the woman he married was his mother. Oedipus was not a bad man, but his crimes were about what he did, not what he meant to do. * Since the above was written, it has occurred to this contributor that some may argue, "No, he didn't! He answered the Riddle of the Sphinx!" This is the PG rated answer, and it will do nicely, but answering the Riddle of the Sphinx would not have made Oedipus the King of Thebes without first killing the King, and afterwards marrying the Queen. So there.
Who ruins Thebes in 'Oedipus Rex'?
The Sphinx and Oedipus ruin Thebes in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the Sphinx ruins Thebes with her great appetite for freshly killed Thebans. Oedipus ruins Thebes with his two-time neglect of mandatory cleansing rituals. He spreads pollution by not purifying his murders or that of King Laius.
Why didn't Oedipus at quicky after the murder of laius?
At the time of Laius's murder, Oedipus was not king of Thebes; in fact he unknowingly killed Laius and was the son of Laius.
In which city is Oedipus raised?
Corinth is the city in which the future Theban King Oedipus is raised. It isn't his city of birth. But he's brought there at such a young age that he thinks of it as his hometown. He has no prior memories of life in Thebes, which he left at the tender age of three days old.
