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Oedipus, who became the King of Thebes.
A. Jocasta is Oedipus' wife (and his mother).
Oedipus is king of Thebes
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.
No, he was the adopted son of the king of Corinth, Polybus.
Oedipus, who became the King of Thebes.
Oedipus, who became the King of Thebes.
He killed his father who was king before him.
A. Jocasta is Oedipus' wife (and his mother).
Oedipus is king of Thebes
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.
No, he was the adopted son of the king of Corinth, Polybus.
Cadmus, he dies obviously
He became the King of Thebes after killing his father and marrying his mother
Oedipus is King of Thebes.
Oedipus Rex is set in ancient Thebes.
Yes, Oedipus is royalty in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Oedipus is born a prince of Thebes. He is raised a prince of Corinth. He receives the title of king from Thebes. He refuses the title of king of Corinth just before he becomes a disgraced royal.