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Opedius


 * Opedius is the son of laius and jacasta king and queen of thebes. After being married for some time without children his parents consulted the oracle of apollo at delphi about their unablement to have children.The orcale prophesied that if laius should have a son indeed that son would kill him then go on to marry his mother. **In attempt to prevent this prohecy’s fulfilment when jocasta indeed bore a son, king laius had his ankle pinned together and gave the boy to a shepherd to adondan on the side of a moutain. But instead of killing him he felt sorry for him and gave him to another family that could not have children. when opedius got older he was told he was adopted and that he his real parents lived in the kingdom of thebes.when opedius asked his adopted parents they denyed it; so opedius went off in search of his real parents as opedius was travaling he came apon a place were 3 roads met it was called davlia here he encounters a chariot, deiven by his unrecognised brith father king laius. they fought over who go first and laius was killed. Continuing his vist to Thebes opedius encounters the Sphinx who would stop those who enter Thebes without solving the riddle which indeed he did. When in Thebes he married him mother Jacasta the former king laius was belived to have fallen from a clifftop. So to take his place Opedius became king and Jacasta and Opedius bore 3 children. years later a problem came no of the women was able to have childern and harvest no longer grow. He sends ceron Jacasta brother to see the orcale for guidance when he returns he later learns king laius was his father and that he was the person he killed on his way to Thebes. Odepius learns that Jacasta his wife is his mother. Jacasta then relizes opedius true idenity and kill her self. On Opedius way back to talk to Jacasta he sees that she has hang her self and Odepius then kills him self.

 Powers Oedipus had no power because he was a human.  Other gods heroes and creatures he has come across The sphinx who you to solve a riddle to cross to the kingdom of Thebes and not be eaten also the oracle. []

There were no magical items or weapons described

Books  Oedipus Trilogy by Sophocles [] Your opinion My opinion on Oedipus is that he is a brave smart and intelligent person; yes I do respect him and I would be friends with him. 