Oedipus Character Traits

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In this essay I will be going over three of the many character traits Tiresias had in the story Oedipus the King. The three traits I will talking about are him being a prophet, him being blind, and him having holy words. Tiresias is a blind prophet that tells Jocasta and her husband that Oedipus will grow to kill his dad and have fun times with his mom Jocasta. Oedipus's dad sent a servant to shackle Oedipus by his ankles and throw him off a large mountain to prevent the prophecy of becoming true. The servant reached the mountain but didn't have the courage to throw him off. Instead he gave the baby to a shepherd in his fields in hope that he would grow up and not kill his dad. Soon the baby, Oedipus grew to a man and talked to the very same

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