by telling him that there is no truth in oracles or prophets, and she has proof. Jocasta then tells him a brief story of how Oracle predicted that Laius would be slaughtered by the hands of his own. Giving more into the ¨factual”evidence that his prophecy´s were in fact irrelevant, by stating that he was killed by robbers.While listening to the story, Oedipus had his own doubts about it,which troubled him.Going more into depth,Jokasta stated that that Laius was slaughtered where three roads met, which rung a bell to King Oedipus, seeing as he had, in the past killed a man where the three roads met. Conjuring up this memory, he questioned his wife on a vivid description of Laius, to which he discovered that her description indeed matched
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He pray for the herdsman to deliver him from guilt of killing his own father, and the oracles. Oedipus and Jocasta enter the palace to wait for the herdsman. Jocasta comes back out of the palace, on her way to the holy temples to pray for Oedipus. A messenger arrives from Corinth with the news that Oedipus's father Polybus is dead. Overjoyed, Jocasta sends for Oedipus, glad that she has even more proof in the uselessness of oracles. Oedipus is happy but still fear some parts is missing and doesn't want the oracle prophecies to come true. That he will marry his mother and kill his father. The messenger assures him that he don't need to be scared of his approaching mother. Because she is truly not his mother. The oracle also told him that Polybus wasn't his father either. Shocked and in awe Oedipus asks him how he know this. The messenger replies that years ago a man gave a baby to him and he delivered this baby to the king and queen. The baby was Oedipus and he would grow up to be Oedipus the King. The injury on his ankles is a testament to the truth of his tale, because the baby's feet had been pierced through the ankles. Like Jocasta had told him. Oedipus asks the messenger who gave the baby to him, and he replies that it was one of Laius's servants. Oedipus sends his men out to find this servant. The messenger suggests that Jocasta should be able to help identify the servant and help
He pray for the herdsman to deliver him from guilt of killing his own father, and the oracles. Oedipus and Jocasta enter the palace to wait for the herdsman. Jocasta comes back out of the palace, on her way to the holy temples to pray for Oedipus. A messenger arrives from Corinth with the news that Oedipus's father Polybus is dead. Overjoyed, Jocasta sends for Oedipus, glad that she has even more proof in the uselessness of oracles. Oedipus is happy but still fear some parts is missing and doesn't want the oracle prophecies to come true. That he will marry his mother and kill his father. The messenger assures him that he don't need to be scared of his approaching mother. Because she is truly not his mother. The oracle also told him that Polybus wasn't his father either. Shocked and in awe Oedipus asks him how he know this. The messenger replies that years ago a man gave a baby to him and he delivered this baby to the king and queen. The baby was Oedipus and he would grow up to be Oedipus the King. The injury on his ankles is a testament to the truth of his tale, because the baby's feet had been pierced through the ankles. Like Jocasta had told him. Oedipus asks the messenger who gave the baby to him, and he replies that it was one of Laius's servants. Oedipus sends his men out to find this servant. The messenger suggests that Jocasta should be able to help identify the servant and help