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Oedipus Rex

By Emberleigh Pauley-Brown
  • 456 BCE

    Jocasta and Laius have baby

    Jocasta and Laius have baby
  • 455 BCE

    Jocasta and Laius learn about the prophecy

    Jocasta and Laius learn about the prophecy
    The prophecy tells that their baby will kill his father and marry his mother.
  • 454 BCE

    Jocasta gives the baby to the servant

    Jocasta gives the baby to the servant
    who pins his feet together and takes him to the woods to kill him
  • 453 BCE

    Servant gives baby to shepard

    Servant gives baby to shepard
  • 452 BCE

    Shepard takes baby to King Polybus and Queen Merope

    Shepard takes baby to King Polybus and Queen Merope
  • 452 BCE

    Oedipus learns of prophecy of killing Laius and Marrying Merope

    Oedipus learns of prophecy of killing Laius and Marrying Merope
    He learns this from a drunk man
  • 451 BCE

    Oedipus runs away from home

    Oedipus runs away from home
    He is afraid of the prophecy
  • 450 BCE

    Oedipus runs into a traveling caravan which has King Laius in it

    Oedipus runs into a traveling caravan which has King Laius in it
  • 449 BCE

    Oedipus kills everyone in the Caravan

    Oedipus kills everyone in the Caravan
    The last person in the caravan and the only one not killed was the servant who first tried to give him away.
  • 448 BCE

    Oedipus goes to Thebes and defeats the Sphinx

    Oedipus goes to Thebes and defeats the Sphinx
  • 447 BCE

    Oedipus becomes king by marring Jocasta

    Oedipus becomes king by marring Jocasta
  • 447 BCE

    Servant returns to Thebes to see Oedipus as king and leaves agian

    Servant returns to Thebes to see Oedipus as king and leaves agian
  • 446 BCE

    Oedipus has 4 babies with Jocasta

    Oedipus has 4 babies with Jocasta
  • 445 BCE

    The men ask Oedipus to save them from the plauge

    The men ask Oedipus to save them from the plauge
  • 445 BCE

    Oedipus sends out Creon to the prophet

    Oedipus sends out Creon to the prophet
  • 444 BCE

    Creon comes back with the news they must kill the killer of Laius

    Creon comes back with the news they must kill the killer of Laius
  • 443 BCE

    Oedipus tells the people about the killer

    Oedipus tells the people about the killer
  • 442 BCE

    Oedipus calls for the blind prophet

    Oedipus calls for the blind prophet
  • 441 BCE

    The blind pophet tells him that he is the killer

    The blind pophet tells him that he is the killer
  • 440 BCE

    Oedipus accuses the prophet and Creon for wanting to take over his throne

    Oedipus accuses the prophet and Creon for wanting to take over his throne
  • 439 BCE

    Jacosta breaks them up and Creon says that he would never want the throne

    Jacosta breaks them up and Creon says that he would never want the throne
  • 438 BCE

    Oedipus calls for the servant who is now a sheperd

    Oedipus calls for the servant who is now a sheperd
  • 437 BCE

    They get a messenger saying Polybus is dead

    They get a messenger saying Polybus is dead
  • 436 BCE

    The messenger tells him that he is not Polybus's son

    The messenger tells him that he is not Polybus's son
  • 435 BCE

    Oedipus hears the story from the servant

    Oedipus hears the story from the servant
  • 434 BCE

    Oedipus finds out Jocasta is his mother

    Oedipus finds out Jocasta is his mother
  • 433 BCE

    Oedipus figures out he killed his dad

    Oedipus figures out he killed his dad
  • 432 BCE

    Jocasta hangs herself

    Jocasta hangs herself
  • 431 BCE

    Oedipus blinds himself

    Oedipus blinds himself
  • 430 BCE

    Oedipus adresses his people

    Oedipus adresses his people
  • 429 BCE

    Creon becomes king

    Creon becomes king
  • 429 BCE

    Oedipus touches his daughter for the last time

    Oedipus touches his daughter for the last time
  • 428 BCE

    Oedipus is exiled from the kingdom

    Oedipus is exiled from the kingdom