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What prophecy did the oracle at Delphi tell king Laius?
The oracle at Delphi prophesied to King Laius that he would be killed by his own son. In a bid to prevent this fate, Laius and his wife, Jocasta, abandoned their newborn son, Oedipus, on a mountainside. However, the prophecy ultimately came true when Oedipus, unaware of his true parentage, later killed Laius in a confrontation, fulfilling the oracle's prediction.
What does the oracle tell Laius in 'Oedipus Rex'?
Nothing is what the Delphic oracle tells Laius in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Laius does not consult the Delphic oracle. He gets his disturbing prophecy from an unnamed prophet, possibly Teiresias of Thebes. He is on his way to consult the Pythia at Delphi when he is murdered at the Delphi-Daulia crossroads in Phocis.
How was laius predicted to die?
An oracle came from Delphi warning him not to have a son because that son was fated to kill his own father. Laius did not heed this warning.
What are the reasons that Oedipus wants to bring Laius' murder to justice?
There was a famine, and Oedipus went to an oracle who said that the only way it would be over was if he found out who killed Laius.
What does the oracle tell jocasta?
The oracle told Queen Jocasta and King Laius of Thebes while she was heavily pregnant with Oedipus, that the child was destined to kill his father.
What prophecy did the oracle at Delphi tell king Laius?
The oracle at Delphi prophesied to King Laius that he would be killed by his own son. In a bid to prevent this fate, Laius and his wife, Jocasta, abandoned their newborn son, Oedipus, on a mountainside. However, the prophecy ultimately came true when Oedipus, unaware of his true parentage, later killed Laius in a confrontation, fulfilling the oracle's prediction.
What does the oracle tell Laius in 'Oedipus Rex'?
Nothing is what the Delphic oracle tells Laius in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Laius does not consult the Delphic oracle. He gets his disturbing prophecy from an unnamed prophet, possibly Teiresias of Thebes. He is on his way to consult the Pythia at Delphi when he is murdered at the Delphi-Daulia crossroads in Phocis.
How was laius predicted to die?
An oracle came from Delphi warning him not to have a son because that son was fated to kill his own father. Laius did not heed this warning.
What provoked Laius and Iocaste to order their only son to be murdered?
A oracle predicted that thier son would kill Laius his father and marry Iocaste his mother.
What are the reasons that Oedipus wants to bring Laius' murder to justice?
There was a famine, and Oedipus went to an oracle who said that the only way it would be over was if he found out who killed Laius.
What does the oracle tell jocasta?
The oracle told Queen Jocasta and King Laius of Thebes while she was heavily pregnant with Oedipus, that the child was destined to kill his father.
Why did jocasta and laius leave their infant son to die?
Because the oracle told them that their son Ödipus would kill his father (i.e. Laius) and then marry his wife (Jocasta, Oedipus' mother)
What prophecy was given to Laius?
This is definitely a school question. Laius, the old king before Oedipus took the throne in Sophocles' tragedy, was told by the oracle that . . . one should do one's own work. For those who really need to/want to know, Oedipus killed Laius. And Laius was his father. Reverse engineer the prophecy.
What is the message from the oracle at Delphi with which Creon returns?
Creon returns with a message from the oracle: the plague will end when the murderer of Laius, former king of Thebes, is caught and expelled; the murderer is within the city.
The oracle said what will lift the plague on the kingdom of Thebes?
The plague would be lifted when the murderer of old king Laius was found.
Who is the royal predecessor of Oedipus in 'Oedipus Rex'?
Theban King Laius is the royal predecessor of Theban King Oedipus in 'Oedipus Rex'. But neither one of them expects that to be the case. Laius leaves his hometown of Thebes, for a trip to consult with the Delphic Oracle. Oedipus leaves what he thinks is his hometown of Corinth, to do likewise.Understandably, Oedipus doesn't like what the Oracle says. So he doesn't go back home. Instead, he heads towards a crossroads between Delphi and Thebes. That's at the same time that Laius leaves Thebes for the crossroads, and Delphi. The two paths meet. There's a street brawl over right of way. Laius ends up dead.Oedipus goes on to claim Laius' job, residence, and wife. But there's a problem. Unbeknownst to the two of them, Oedipus is Laius' long lost son.
What is the most important news that Creon brings from the Oracle at Delphi?
That the plague at Thebes is occurring because the murderer of Laius lives unpunished.
