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Page 423
Oedipus was greeted as a hero and made king of Thebes, shortly after this, a
lone survivor of Laius' retinue made his way back to Thebes. Finding Oedipus
reigning, he announced that the king had been killed by several highwaymen
and ...
Oedipus was greeted as a hero and made king of Thebes, shortly after this, a
lone survivor of Laius' retinue made his way back to Thebes. Finding Oedipus
reigning, he announced that the king had been killed by several highwaymen
and ...
Page 489
According to Sophocles' Oedipus at Colonus, Polyneices tried vainly to win the
support of his aged father, who had taken refuge in Attica. The ensuing war
ended in the rout of the Argive forces. Oedipus' curse was fulfilled when
Polyneices ...
According to Sophocles' Oedipus at Colonus, Polyneices tried vainly to win the
support of his aged father, who had taken refuge in Attica. The ensuing war
ended in the rout of the Argive forces. Oedipus' curse was fulfilled when
Polyneices ...
Page 529
Sophocles claims that Polyneices had meanwhile sought out his father, Oedipus,
who had taken refuge at Colonus, near Athens. Polyneices tried to win the blind
old man's support for his campaign, for an oracle had said that the side favored ...
Sophocles claims that Polyneices had meanwhile sought out his father, Oedipus,
who had taken refuge at Colonus, near Athens. Polyneices tried to win the blind
old man's support for his campaign, for an oracle had said that the side favored ...
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| Title | Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology |
| Author | Edward Tripp |
| Published | 1970 |
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