Oedipus+Rex

The riddle of the Sphinx (came to kill, as well as Oedipus.) The riddle of the Sphinx is holding the city of Thebes captive. A person has to solve the riddle to save the city. Only one person has came to Thebes and solved the riddle once before. Oedipus was the person that solved it and now he is king and the Sphinx is back with another riddle. When Oedipus was a baby, he was left on top of a mountain to die because of the prophecy. A shepherd came by and found Oedipus and gave him away to Polybus. He was crawling on fours when he was a baby like the Sphinx's riddle. When he was older he left the houst to go find his life. Oedipus became king of Thebes when he solved the riddle the first time. He married Jocasta (his mom) and they had 3 kids. Oedipus did not know that Jocasta was his mom. He killed Laius on a crossroad when they were arguing about who goes first. He was on two legs like the Sphinx's riddle. He killed Laius like the Sphinx killed people. When he got older he found out about his parents. That Laius was his dad and Jocasta is his mom. Jocasta goes to kill herself and Oedipus found her dead. Oedipus stabbed his eyes out because he doesn't deserve to see. He wanted to get exiled so he can punish hisself for all he did in Thebes. Oedipus made Creon king of Thebes. Oedipus made someone else die again like the Sphinx. The last Sphinx's riddle is, "walks on three legs" like when he is old with a cane. In the story, Oedipus Rex, the Sphinx and Oedipus killed at least one person in the story. The story has a meaning in life. That your life can change so quickly just by getting the truth told. If you lie it would come back and hit you even harder than before.