Jean Baptiste Point DuSable, the first non-native permanent settler of what is now Chicago, is a man shrouded in mystery. For every fact...

Jean Baptiste Point DuSable, the first non-native permanent settler of what is now Chicago, is a man shrouded in mystery. For every fact...

Oracle #1: Recipient: Laius Time of Delivery: Unspecified, before the piercing of baby Oedipus’ ankles Content: “If you have a son with...

The reign of Laius was, by all accounts, relatively peaceful. He married Jocasta, daughter of Menoeceus (who was himself perhaps a child...

The Short Version: Oedipus’ (and potentially Jocasta’s) ancestor is ritually dismembered on Mount Cithaeron by a group of women that...