CLST 2090 Chapter : CLST Lecture Notes March 23
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*latus went into exile from thebes and his father died while he was in exile. Laius was taken in by a king of another kingdom & raised as one of his own. Couldn"t have a kid, went to oracle told him that his son will kill him. The childs name was oedipus which means swollen feet . Shoved spike in the childs feet do it cant crawl. -adopted by king & queen of corinth, became prince. At a party one night a drunk guy told him that he was. Went to the oracle in search of the truth. Told him to avoid his homeland-he was to kill his dad and marry his mom. -- love between father/son seen as the most important relationship. -- international taboo mother sleeps with son had no idea. Laius killed a man with sword from a chariot was actually his father and he.
