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407 BCE
the prophecy
King Laius and Queen Jocasta were told that there son would kill his father and marry his mother by the Oracle. -
407 BCE
getting rid of Oedipus
Laius and Jocasta asked a servant to kill oedipus -
406 BCE
the mountain
The servant left Oedipus on mount Cithaeron to die. -
406 BCE
Oedipus doesn't die
A shepherd found baby oedipus on the side of the mountain -
406 BCE
Oedipus' new parents
The shepherd takes Oedipus to the king and queen of Corinth (Polybus and Merope) and they adopted him. -
404 BCE
Oedipus' name
the name oedipus translates to "swollen foot" because when oedipus was found on the mountain his feet were bound together. -
389 BCE
rumors
Oedipus hears rumors that King Polybus and Queen Merope aren't his birth parents -
388 BCE
prophecies
Oedipus visits Apollo's temple and he goes back to Corinth to protect his "parents" -
386 BCE
Oedipus kills Laius
Oedipus kills his father (king laius) without knowing -
385 BCE
the riddle
Oedipus solves the riddle of the sphinx and becomes king.
"What walks on four feet in the morning, two in the afternoon and three at night?" -
383 BCE
the plague
A massive plague comes over Thebes, the oracle told Creon that the plague will not end until the murder is solved. -
382 BCE
Tiresias
Tiresias questions Oedipus about the murder of Laius. Tiresias also says that the murderer of King Laius is the brother and the father of his own kids and the son of his wife. -
380 BCE
the truth
A messenger tells Oedipus that he should not ponder over the prophecy (that he will marry his mother) because Merope is not his birth mother -
379 BCE
the catastrophe
Oedipus realizes that he did in fact kill his father and marry his mother, he goes back to find Jocasta dead. -
378 BCE
Oedipus' eyes
When Oedipus found Jocasta dead he gouged out his eyes and Creon (Jocasta's brother) became King.
