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The crippling of his feet, an escape from an early death, and placement in three foster homes are what happen to the future Theban King Oedipus as a child. He's fated to kill his father and marry his mother. So his parents decide to have him die by exposure to the weather and the elements. They have a rod driven through the three day old baby's ankles.

But Oedipus is rescued by a Theban shepherd. The shepherd ends up giving the baby to a fellow shepherd. The second shepherd is Corinthian born. He takes Oedipus back home with home. Oedipus then is placed permanently in the royal palace of Corinth. The Corinthian monarchs, King Polybus and Queen Merope, are childless. Oedipus is raised as their son and heir apparent.

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