King of Thebes, warned that his son would kill him. He abandoned the baby Oedipus, who years later killed him without knowing who he was.

From Thebes. Today: Thiva, Greece.
Strength 5/10 · Wisdom 4/10 · Courage 4/10 · Divinity 1/10 · Fame 4/10

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Thebes and Oedipus

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Ancient sources

  • Sophocles (tragedies)

History’s mirror

About 547 BCCroesus and the oracleThis is a mirror the Greeks held up themselves: the historian Herodotus told the story of Croesus as a lesson in hearing only what you hope for.See the full mirror