Oedpius: Justice... Oedipus is not formally charged with any crimes. He does manage however to commit incest, and murder. His father is cursed. The curse states that his son will kill him and marry his wife. These facts are discovered in the introductory, "...if laius , king of thebes, had a son by jocasta, his queen, that son would kill his father and marry his mother. Laius in light of these facts has Oedipus abandoned as a child. Another family raises him as their own. Oedipus was on his way to town when he encountered a carriage. Some negative events transpired and Oedipus kills the entire caravan. He continues on towards the city only to find that a sphinx was terrorizing the city with a riddle. It killed every man that answered the riddle incorrectly. Oedipus arrived at the solution and saves the city. He is imme....

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