Jocasta has been questioned by Oedipus for details on the death of King Laius. When she asks what burden Oedipus is carrying and to share his information, this is his reply. A curse has taken a ...

Poor Oedipus leads a life doomed by the Gods. Abandoned to die by his father King Laius of Thebes, in order to thwart a prophecy, Oedipus is found by shepherds and raised by foster-parents ...

Sophocles’ Oedipus the King tragedy is one such case. Oedipus’ father, Laius, visits King Pelops, but he ends up committing a taboo. Doom is cast over him and his descendants. Laius becomes ...

By choosing to stay and consult the oracle, Oedipus puts himself and his family on a path to disaster. The answer to all of Thebes’ problems lies in finding the murderer of Laius, Oedipus’s ...

Teiresias is a blind prophet who may be able to answer who killed King Laius. Oedipus begs Teiresias to help reveal who the killer is and help lift the plague. A curse has taken a hold of Thebes.