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	Oedipus the King - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Oedipus the King (also known as Oedipus Rex and Oedipus Tyrannos, Oι̉δίπoυς τύραννoς in Greek) is a Greek tragedy, written by Sophocles in 428 BCE.
		Oedipus went on to solve the Sphinx's riddle, "What uses four legs in the morning, two in the day, and three at night?"--the answer is Man--and his reward for this is the kingdom of Thebes, and the hand of Jocasta; again, neither recognizes the other.
		Oedipus is mentioned once in the Iliad of Homer: "Mecisteus went once to Thebes after the fall of Oedipus, to attend his funeral, and he beat all the people of Cadmus." (Book 23, ln 756).
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	Oedipus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Oedipus was the mythical king of Thebes, son of Laius and Jocasta, who unknowingly killed his father and married his mother.
		In Sophocles' play, Oedipus the King, Oedipus has four children with Jocasta, though this may have been a plot device he employed, as incest was not part of the original myth.
		It is also claimed by some that either Oedipus was the inspiration for tales of Odin or Odin was inspiration for the tales of Oedipus; also said was that a mystery cult existed that both were members of, although these theories provoke skepticism.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oedipus (1189 words)

	BookRags: Oedipus the King Book Notes
		The priest tells Oedipus that he knows nobody is equal to the gods, but that the children and people with him find Oedipus to be "among the foremost men in daily matters and in dealings with the gods" Line 34 and are therefore turning to him for help.
		To this, Oedipus replies that he knows all about their sorrow, and knows that they are sick; and although they are sick, their pain is individual, whereas his pain 'bemoans' the city--he has thought much about the city's illness and cried much about it.
		Prior to Oedipus' rule, their leader, Laios, was killed by a band of robbers on his way to visit Delphi's oracle.
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	GradeSaver: ClassicNote: About Oedipus Rex / Oedipus the King
		The only man who is able to solve the riddle is Oedipus, who has traveled to Thebes in an attempt to escape the fate an oracle has predicted for him: that he will kill his father and marry his mother (remember that he thinks the king and queen of Corinth are his parents).
		Oedipus delivers the answer: a man, who crawls when he is a baby, walks when he is a young man, and limps with a cane when he is old.
		ClassicNote on Oedipus Rex / Oedipus the King
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	Enjoying "Oedipus the King" by Sophocles
		Oedipus issues a policy statement, that whoever comes forward with information about the murder of Laius will be rewarded, and that if the killer himself confesses, he will not be punished beyond having to leave the city permanently.
		Oedipus questions the messenger, and learns the messenger had been herding sheep, had met a shepherd who had found Oedipus, had taken the baby, had taken the pin out of his ankles, and had given him to the king and queen of Corinth to raise as their own.
		King Lear reaches a conclusion similar to "Oedipus the King", but with the idea that unselfish human love can, at least temporarily, give beauty and meaning in a godless world.
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	The Classics Pages - Oedipus Tyrannos by Sophocles
		Oedipus is enraged, believing that Teiresias and Creon have concocted this story to dethrone him and seize power for themselves.
		Oedipus goes in, continuing to insist he should be left to die on Cithaeron as the gods originally intended.
		Oedipus is thus the patron saint of philosophers, scientists, poets and artists - of all truth-seekers.
	www.users.globalnet.co.uk /~loxias/myth.htm (1630 words)

	Oedipus the King (Sophocles)
		OEDIPUS Be of good cheer; though I be proved the son Of a bondwoman, aye, through three descents Triply a slave, thy honor is unsmirched.
		OEDIPUS Then may the gods ne'er quench their fatal feud, And mine be the arbitrament of the fight, For which they now are arming, spear to spear; That neither he who holds the scepter now May keep this throne, nor he who fled the realm Return again.
		OEDIPUS I cannot go, disabled as I am Doubly, by lack of strength and lack of sight; But one of you may do it in my stead; For one, I trow, may pay the sacrifice Of thousands, if his heart be leal and true.
	academics.triton.edu /uc/files/oedipus.html (21404 words)

	Amazon.com: Oedipus the King. (Minnesota Drama Editions): Books: Anthony Burgess (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Oedipus the King is one of the classic works of Western literature.
		Oedipus the King (also known as Oedipus Rex or Oedipus Tyrannus) is the story of Oedipus, the king of Thebes, which is suffering under a horrific plague.
		Consequently, while there is no need for me to convince you that "Oedipus The King" is a great play and the epitome of Greek tragedy, I have hopefully given you a couple of things to consider when next you use this play in class.
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	Sophocles. 1909–14. Oedipus the King. Vol. 8, Part 5. The Harvard Classics
		Shaw, G.B. Stein, G. Stevenson, R.L. Wells, H.G. Fiction > Harvard Classics > Sophocles > Oedipus the King
		Do nothing secretly; for Time sees and hears all things, and discloses all.
		Unknowingly, Oedipus kills his father, King Laius of Thebes, and marries his mother, Jocasta.
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	Oedipus Trilogy by Sophocles: Oedipus The King
		To Laius, King of Thebes, an oracle foretold that the child born to him by his queen Jocasta would slay his father and wed his mother.
		Yea, Oedipus, my sovereign lord and king, Thou seest how both extremes of age besiege Thy palace altars--fledglings hardly winged, and greybeards bowed with years; priests, as am I of Zeus, and these the flower of our youth.
		Thy words, O king, are wide of the mark, and I For fear lest I too trip like thee...
	www.online-literature.com /sophocles/oedipus/1 (10167 words)

	Term Papers on Oedipus The King - Term Papers Lab (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Oedipus the King by Sophocles is more than just a plain tragedy.
		This play is a suspense thriller, where every character involved with Oedipus learned that fate is determined only by the gods.
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	The Internet Classics Archive \| Oedipus the King by Sophocles
		Thy words, O king, are wide of the mark, and I
		King as thou art, free speech at least is mine
		Hearken, King, reflect, we pray thee, but not stubborn but relent.
	classics.mit.edu /Sophocles/oedipus.html (5707 words)

	Oedipus the King
		TEIRESIAS Thy words, O king, are wide of the mark, and I For fear lest I too trip like thee...
		OEDIPUS (antistrophe 1) Ah friend, still loyal, constant still and kind, Thou carest for the blind.
		OEDIPUS (strophe 2) Apollo, friend, Apollo, he it was That brought these ills to pass; But the right hand that dealt the blow Was mine, none other.
	www.sacred-texts.com /cla/soph/oedipus.htm (10703 words)

	Amazon.com: Oedipus the King (Greek Tragedy in New Translations): Books: Sophocles,Stephen Berg,Diskin Clay (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The first thing we know about Oedipus is what we see.
		Oedipus at Colonus by Sophocles in Back Matter
		Oedipus Trilogy (Cliffs Notes) by Charles Higgins on 17 pages
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	Lines 500-999. Sophocles. 1909-14. Oedipus the King. The Harvard Classics.
		O king, swift counsels are not always safe.
		But some small claim have I, O king, to learn what touches thee with woe.
		The king, thou tell’st me, met the fatal blow.
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	SparkNotes: The Oedipus Plays
		The Oedipus Trilogy: Antigone, Oedipus Rex, and Oedipus at Colonus
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