Oedipus (swollen foot) who was known for his wisdom and knowledge. He was the son of Laius (for his son killing him and a hero) and Jocasta (prophecy saying). Oedipus was the ruler of Thebes when he killed Sphinx the beast the was half lion and half lady.
When his father first heard that Oedipus was going to kill him and marry his mother. So Laius told one of his servants to percies his ankles so he couldn’t walk and that's how he got his name Oedipus. His mother (Jocasta) handed the baby to a shepherd and was told to take the baby up to the mountains for him to die, but he couldn’t do it so he gave it to a different shepherd that took him to the court of King Polybus and Queen Merope of Corinth (Greek Mythology).
The king and Queen adopted the poor baby. Later when he was older, the Oracle told him that they weren't his real parents and also that he was supposed to kill his father and marry his mother. Once he got there his real father was on a charite. They were starting to argue of who had the right of way. Oedipus ended the argument by killing his father. …show more content…
When travelers didn’t answer it’s riddle, it would have killed them. Sphinx asked the same quiz question every time. The riddle went like this, “what walks on four feet in the morning, two feet in that afternoon, and three legs at night? Well he thought about it for a little bit and had the answer, it's a man, who crawls on all fours as a baby; he walks on all two and an adult; and would need a cane when he is old. The sphinx couldn’t believe it that someone has answered the riddle right. When he killed the creature he became the king of
When his father first heard that Oedipus was going to kill him and marry his mother. So Laius told one of his servants to percies his ankles so he couldn’t walk and that's how he got his name Oedipus. His mother (Jocasta) handed the baby to a shepherd and was told to take the baby up to the mountains for him to die, but he couldn’t do it so he gave it to a different shepherd that took him to the court of King Polybus and Queen Merope of Corinth (Greek Mythology).
The king and Queen adopted the poor baby. Later when he was older, the Oracle told him that they weren't his real parents and also that he was supposed to kill his father and marry his mother. Once he got there his real father was on a charite. They were starting to argue of who had the right of way. Oedipus ended the argument by killing his father. …show more content…
When travelers didn’t answer it’s riddle, it would have killed them. Sphinx asked the same quiz question every time. The riddle went like this, “what walks on four feet in the morning, two feet in that afternoon, and three legs at night? Well he thought about it for a little bit and had the answer, it's a man, who crawls on all fours as a baby; he walks on all two and an adult; and would need a cane when he is old. The sphinx couldn’t believe it that someone has answered the riddle right. When he killed the creature he became the king of