How Does Oedipus Kill His Father

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Oedipus kills his biological father thinking that he is just some hobo or a criminal. He was grown up with a another king Cornith and believed that was his father. Cornith never told Oedipus that he wasn't his biological son. So when he saw a random person on the street, he didn't know that was he actual father and killed him. The crossroads at Delphi and Daulia is the place where Oedipus unknowingly kills his father, Laios. The crossroads is where Oedipus's 'curse' starts. The cross roads is where the prophecy starts to take shape and become a real situation. Oedipus is the king of Thebes. He believed that Corinth and Merope were his mother and father by birth. Oedipus didn't know that he was adopted. He believed that such a thing couldn't happen. Oedipus is friends with Creon, someone who is more level-headed. He seems smarter than Oedipus at face value becuase he speaks in a more calm manner. Creon is widely trusted by people rather than Oedipus who speaks with rage and violence at times. …show more content…

This is one of the elements of Oedipus Rex that makes it a Greek Tragedy. The Cross Roads is also an element of a Greek Tragedy that shows this. Oedipus at first doesn't believe that he killed his father, believing that he killed some hobo. He trash-talks Creon, and believes that he wants to kill him for the reason of vengeance and glory. Both Creon and Oedipus fight, at first about who was right about the prophecy. This shows that Oedipus moves towards rage rather level-headedness. Words that are unfamiliar to me are Pythian, and Polybos. Pythian is something to descibe a place. Polybos is also used to describe a

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