a) Oedipus Parentage: Laius and Jokasta of Thebes, adopted and fostered by Polybus and Merope of Corinth Place of birth: Thebes Marital...

There is a common trend in modern discussions of the Oedipus mythos to refer to the Theban line as ‘cursed’. In contemporary language,...

Sources contemporaneous with Sophocles list the Sphinx’s parents as Typhon and Echidna, two primordial monsters known for their...