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502 BCE
Laius and Jocasta were given about a prophecy about their child
This prophecy states that their son will kill his father and then have children with his mother. -
501 BCE
Oedipus Was born
Oedipus was born to Laius and Jocasta. -
500 BCE
Oedipus was left to die by his parents
To keep the prophecy from coming true, Oedipus' parents left him by a mountainside to die. -
499 BCE
Oedipus leaves Corinth
Oedipus leaves because he fears that the prophecy will come true. He does this to try and escape his fait. -
498 BCE
Oedipus kills Laius
While leaving Corinth, Oedipus unknowingly kills his father. -
497 BCE
Oedipus becomes king
Oedipus solves a riddle, therefore becoming king and releasing the people from the grip of the sphinx. -
496 BCE
Oedipus vows to find Laius' killer
The townspeople come to Oedipus in need of help because their crops are failing and a plague has returned. He sends Creon to the oracle of delphi to ask the gods how to fix this and the gods return by saying that they must find Laius' killer. -
495 BCE
Oedipus is informed of his fate
When asking about the killer of Laius, the prophet, Tiresias, informs Oedipus of his fate. -
494 BCE
Oedipus learns that is adopted
Oedipus talked to the shepherd that brought him to the king of Corinth and learned that he was not born to who he thought. -
493 BCE
Oedipus learns the truth
He is eventually told the truth by Jocasta about everything and that he has in fact killed his father and married his mother.
