Step by step it is brought home to him that he is the man. Oedipus denounces the crime of which he is unaware, and undertakes to track out the criminal. Again the oracle was consulted and it bade them purge themselves of blood-guiltiness. Children were born to them and Thebes prospered under his rule, but again a grievous plague fell upon the city. So he reigned in the room of Laius, and espoused the widowed queen. Arriving at Thebes he answered the riddle of the Sphinx and the grateful Thebans made their deliverer king. Wherefore he fled from what he deemed his father's house and in his flight he encountered and unwillingly slew his father Laius. Afterwards doubting his parentage he inquired of the Delphic god and heard himself the word declared before to Laius. Polybus being childless adopted the boy, who grew up believing that he was indeed the King's son. But a shepherd found the babe and tended him, and delivered him to another shepherd who took him to his master, the King of Corinth. So when in time a son was born the infant's feet were riveted together and he was left to die on Mount Cithaeron. Saving Earth Britannica Presents Earth’s To-Do List for the 21st Century.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.100 Women Britannica celebrates the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment, highlighting suffragists and history-making politicians.COVID-19 Portal While this global health crisis continues to evolve, it can be useful to look to past pandemics to better understand how to respond today.Student Portal Britannica is the ultimate student resource for key school subjects like history, government, literature, and more.This Time in History In these videos, find out what happened this month (or any month!) in history.
#WTFact Videos In #WTFact Britannica shares some of the most bizarre facts we can find.
0 kommentar(er)
