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King Oedipus

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Noun1.King Oedipus - (Greek mythology) a tragic king of Thebes who unknowingly killed his father Laius and married his mother JocastaKing Oedipus - (Greek mythology) a tragic king of Thebes who unknowingly killed his father Laius and married his mother Jocasta; the subject of the drama `Oedipus Rex' by Sophocles
Oedipus, Oedipus Rex
Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks
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A much more ancient Greek myth says that King Oedipus blinded himself out of a sense of guilt, because he had children with his mother.
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Years later Thebes is terrorized by a vile plague and King Oedipus vows to rid the city of the terrorizing plague.
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