Oedipus doesn’t know himself; he has been living a lie all his life. When he was born, his mother sent him away to die because a prophecy said that he was going to marry his mother and murder his father. Instead of being left to die, he was given to another royal family. Oedipus believed that they were his parents. Teir tells Oedipus,
Oedipus doesn’t know himself; he has been living a lie all his life. When he was born, his mother sent him away to die because a prophecy said that he was going to marry his mother and murder his father. Instead of being left to die, he was given to another royal family. Oedipus believed that they were his parents. Teir tells Oedipus,