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Q: Who wanted to kill his father and marry his mother?
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Who tells Oedipus he will kill his father and marry his mother?

Tiresias a blind prophet tells Oedipus that he will kill his father and marry his mother.


What is the heart of the prophet filled with according to the chorus leader in Oedipus the King?

Kill his father and marry his mother. Kill his father and marry his mother.


What is Oedipus' curse?

to kill his father and marry his mother


Why did Odysseus kill his father and marry his mother?

Odysseus didn't kill his father, you're thinking of Oedipus


Oedipus hears that he will kill his father and marry his mother from the?

He hears this news from the Delphic oracle.


Who sent Perseus to kill Medusa?

Polydectes sent him because he wanted to marry his mother Danae.


What did the oracle tell Oedipus?

The oracle told Oedipus that he would kill his father and marry his mother.


What information was given to Laius and Jocasta prior to their son?

That it is predicted that their son will kill his father and marry his mother.


What is Oedipus' fate?

That he will kill his father and marry his mother is Oedipus' fate in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Oedipus' fate is revealed two times. The first time is to his parents, Theban monarchs Laius and Jocasta, who hear that he will kill his father. The second time is to Oedipus, who learns his fate is to kill his father and marry his mother.


Why does Oedipus' father try to have his son killed?

Oedipus's father tries to kill his son to prevent the prophesy, that Oedipus will kill the father and marry the mother, from happening. The gods prophesied as such and they didn't want it to happen.


What is Tiresias blind?

Tiresias had many prophecies, including the prophecy that Oedipus would kill his father and marry his mother.


What was the prophecy that Oedipus fulfilled?

An oracle had a prophecy that Oedipus would kill his father, king of Thebes, and marry his mother.