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400 BCE
Birth of Oedipus
Oedipus is born, the son of King Laius and Queen Jocasta. -
399 BCE
Prophecy and Banishment
The king and queen hear the prophecy from the Oracle saying that the baby will king his father and marry his mother. -
398 BCE
Adoption
Oedipus is adopted by King Polybus and Queen Merope, making Oedipus the prince of Corinth. -
397 BCE
Oedipus Leaves
Oedipus hears rumors and a drunk man telling him about being adopted by King Polybus and Queen Merope, so he leaves. -
396 BCE
Oedipus' Prophecy
Travels to the Oracle saying he will kill his father/marry his mother. He thought of Polybus/Merope. He decides never to return to Corinth. -
395 BCE
Encountering Laius
While traveling to Thebes, there was a fight and Oedipus ended up killing King Laius without knowing who he was. -
394 BCE
The Sphinx & King Of Thebes
He arrives in Thebes to solve a riddle from a Sphinx. He frees the people of Thebes, marries Jocasta, has children with her (4 total, two boys/two girls), and made King. -
393 BCE
Plague in Thebes
As a plague reigns over Thebes, the people ask and beg Oedipus to stop the plague. Oedipus sends Creon to the Oracle to find a solution. -
392 BCE
Oracle's New Prophecy
Creon returns from the Oracle stating that the only way to stop the plague is by finding out who killed King Laius. -
391 BCE
Tiresias the Seer
Tiresias is a blind prophet that had accurate predictions of the future. Tiresias says that the murderer of King Laius is Oedipus himself. -
390 BCE
Suspicion of The Truth
Jocasta tells him how Laius was killed on a three-way crossroad, he was also on that road. They sent out for the survivor of the attack. -
389 BCE
Message from Corinth
A message from Corinth arrives in Thebes saying that Oedipus' "father" King Polybus has died and they need someone to rule. -
388 BCE
Plot-Twist
The messenger includes that Oedipus will not sleep with his mother because he was adopted & that he was the shepherd who gave Oedipus away. -
387 BCE
The Truth
Oedipus sends for the shepherd that gave him away. Once found, he said that Jocasta is his mother and ordered the baby to be killed. -
386 BCE
The Ending
Jocasta locks herself in a room/hanging herself. He takes her down from the rope and stabs himself in the eye with her golden brooches.
