According to one version of the story, Laius, king of Thebes, was warned by an oracle that his son would slay him. ... Continuing on his way, Oedipus found Thebes plagued by the Sphinx, who put a riddle to all passersby and destroyed those who could not answer. Oedipus solved the riddle, and the Sphinx killed herself.
Answer: According to one version of the story, Laius, king of Thebes, was warned by an oracle that his son would slay him. ... Continuing on his way, Oedipus found Thebes plagued by the Sphinx, who put a riddle to all passersby and destroyed those who could not answer. Oedipus solved the riddle, and the Sphinx killed herself.
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The poem shows the evil that can come with the
unknown of the supernatural, ultimately leading to the man’s demise, killing
him in the end because of his actions.
