Commit murder is what Oedipus does at a place where three roads meet in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).
Specifically, Theban King Oedipus commits one murder in self-defense. The other four happen in rapid succession. No specific information is given other than that Oedipus was outnumbered at an intersection, where a party of six pushed through, jostling and then striking him in the process.
Oedipus remembers meeting a man at a place where three roads meet, and killing him there. When he finds out that Laius was killed by a man at a three-way crossroad, Oedipus suspects that he killed him.
Laius is a king who is killed at a place where three roads meet in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Laius is coming from Thebes. He heads to Delphi, to consult with the oracle the Pythia. He has to go through the land of Phocis. He goes through the Delphi-Daulia intersection where three roads meet and where he dies as the result of a disgraceful street brawl.
Laius, the former king of Thebes in Greek mythology, was killed at a place where three roads meet, known as "the crossroads." This site is significant in the story of Oedipus, as it is where he encountered and was ultimately killed by his son Oedipus, though neither knew their true relationship at the time. The crossroads symbolize fate and the tragic intertwining of their destinies.
Here are some telling lines: "Slain in a skirmish where the three roads meet?" (756) "Thrill through my soul, my queen, at this thy tale." (753) "What say'st thou? Did not Polybus beget me?" (1049)
That her husband dies at the very place Oedipus kills someone is what upsets Oedipus about Jocasta's story of Laius' death in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. -- 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Queen Jocasta identifies her husband's place of death as the spot where the roads from Daulia, Delphi and Thebes meet in the land of Phocis. The meeting-place is distinct and known to Oedipus, who passes through that intersection on the way from Delphi to Thebes about the time that Laius passes from Thebes to Creon. Additionally, Jocasta's description of her husband fits Oedipus' memory of one of the four people he kills there.
Oedipus remembers meeting a man at a place where three roads meet, and killing him there. When he finds out that Laius was killed by a man at a three-way crossroad, Oedipus suspects that he killed him.
Laius is a king who is killed at a place where three roads meet in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Laius is coming from Thebes. He heads to Delphi, to consult with the oracle the Pythia. He has to go through the land of Phocis. He goes through the Delphi-Daulia intersection where three roads meet and where he dies as the result of a disgraceful street brawl.
"At a place where three roads meet" is the phrase that Jocasta says and that makes Oedipus think that he may be Laius' murderer in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Queen Jocasta describes the where, when and how of the death of King Laius, her first husband and King Oedipus' royal predecessor. She mentions that the place of death is at the meeting of three roads. She later names only two of the three roads: the roads to and from Delphi and Daulia in the land of Phocis.
"Slain in a skirmish where the three roads meet?" (756)
"Of aliens slew, where meet the three great roads" (743)
Laius, the former king of Thebes in Greek mythology, was killed at a place where three roads meet, known as "the crossroads." This site is significant in the story of Oedipus, as it is where he encountered and was ultimately killed by his son Oedipus, though neither knew their true relationship at the time. The crossroads symbolize fate and the tragic intertwining of their destinies.
Here are some telling lines: "Slain in a skirmish where the three roads meet?" (756) "Thrill through my soul, my queen, at this thy tale." (753) "What say'st thou? Did not Polybus beget me?" (1049)
Intersect
This is a quote from lines 742-743 of Oedipus Rex.Jocasta spoke them; here Oedipus realizes he may have murdered Laius.The modern phrasing would be "a robber band of aliens slew him" which is not what happened. Oedipus killed Laius in a quarrel, not realizing who he was.
That her husband dies at the very place Oedipus kills someone is what upsets Oedipus about Jocasta's story of Laius' death in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. -- 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Queen Jocasta identifies her husband's place of death as the spot where the roads from Daulia, Delphi and Thebes meet in the land of Phocis. The meeting-place is distinct and known to Oedipus, who passes through that intersection on the way from Delphi to Thebes about the time that Laius passes from Thebes to Creon. Additionally, Jocasta's description of her husband fits Oedipus' memory of one of the four people he kills there.
it means juncture
An Intersection