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Thebes is the setting of Oedipus Rex because it is the place where the story begins.

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Was Thebes the rival of Oedipus Rex?

Thebes was the land that Oedipus ruled.


Is Laius Oedipus' rival?

Yes, Theban King Laius is Theban King Oedipus' rival. The life of the one demands the death of the other. The two meet at a crossroads between Delphi and Thebes. Neither one knows that their relationship is father to son. Yet each one knows that the father is fated to be killed by the son.Despite the fate, Laius becomes Oedipus' rival over the right of way. He asserts his right by striking a stranger who's young enough to be his son and whom he resembles. In response, Oedipus kills a stranger who's old enough to be his father and whom he resembles.


Sparta's greatest rival in ancient times was?

Athens, then Thebes.


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Ancient Corinth's rival was Thebes. Thebes was also a city-state in Greece just like Corinth.


Which of the following is true Creon is Oedipus's stepfather Creon is Jocasta's brother Jocasta is Creon's aunt Laius was Oedipus's rival?

Creon is Jocasta's brother.


Which rival city state often fought wars against Athens?

Corinth, Thebes, Sparta.


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Does Eteocles kill Polyneices in the Oedipus trilogy?

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What city was Athens' main rival?

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What is the disorder when the son is attached to his mother and considers his father his rival?

The Oedipus syndrome. Oedipus was the son of Laius and Jocasta. One day, they had an oracle, their newborn child was being destined to kill his father, marry his mother and bring great misfortunes upon the city of Thebes. They decided that a servant should kill their child. The servant instead of killing the child hung it up by its ankles to a tree in a remote place and left it there. A shepherd found the baby and carried him to the king of Corinth who adopted it. When the queen and her maidens gave a bath to it, they noticed the swollen ankles and called the baby Oedipus (swollen-footed).


What is Thebes famous for?

Thebes in Egypt is famous because it was the capitol of Ancient Egypt during the New Kingdom. Thebes in Greece is famous because it was a major power during the period of the city-states. It was a major rival of Athens, sided with the Persians during Xerxes' invasion of Greece in 480 BC, and ended the power of Sparta at the Battle of Leuctra in 371 BC. Thebes was conquered and destroyed as a power by Phillip II of Macedon and his son, Alexander the Great, in 335 BC after their elite military group, the Sacred Band of Thebes, was destroyed in 338 BC.