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[[File:Phokis-Pronaia-SphinxOedipous.jpg|thumb|250px|A 5th century BCE mural depicting Oedipous and the Sphinx]] | [[File:Phokis-Pronaia-SphinxOedipous.jpg|thumb|250px|A 5th century BCE mural depicting Oedipous and the Sphinx]] | ||
''' | '''Oedipous''' was a king of [[Thebes, Greece|Thebes]] in [[Greece|Greek]] mythology. The son of King [[Laios]], Oedipous ended up inadvertently killing his own father and marrying his own mother, {{Wiki|Jocasta}}, a fate that had been foretold at his birth by the [[Pythia|Oracle]] of [[Sanctuary of Delphi|Delphi]]. | ||
Oedipous also met the [[Sphinx]], and answered correctly her riddle. | |||
==Influence and legacy== | ==Influence and legacy== | ||
The story of | The story of Oedipous and his life lived on long after his death. During the 5th century BCE a region in [[Boeotia]] containing the city of Thebes was named after Oedipous as [[Cursed Land of Oedipous]], believed to have been his homeland.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | ||
During the 1st century BCE, the child of a [[Courtesan|prostitute]] [[Vesta]] and her client [[Akakios]] was named [[Vesta (serial killer)|Oidipous]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Cat and Mouse (Origins)|Cat and Mouse]]</ref> | During the 1st century BCE, the child of a [[Courtesan|prostitute]] [[Vesta]] and her client [[Akakios]] was named [[Vesta (serial killer)|Oidipous]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Cat and Mouse (Origins)|Cat and Mouse]]</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'', the story of | *In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'', the story of Oedipous is retold with the story of [[Supideo]] in [[Lokris]], albeit with a twist.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Family Values (Lokris)|Family Values]]</ref> | ||
*The mural depicting the Sphinx and | *The mural depicting the Sphinx and Oedipous in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' is based on a [https://www.theoi.com/Gallery/M18.8.html painting] on a stamnos from the 5th century BCE. | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
Revision as of 12:42, 12 December 2024
Oedipous was a king of Thebes in Greek mythology. The son of King Laios, Oedipous ended up inadvertently killing his own father and marrying his own mother, Jocasta, a fate that had been foretold at his birth by the Oracle of Delphi.
Oedipous also met the Sphinx, and answered correctly her riddle.
Influence and legacy
The story of Oedipous and his life lived on long after his death. During the 5th century BCE a region in Boeotia containing the city of Thebes was named after Oedipous as Cursed Land of Oedipous, believed to have been his homeland.[1]
During the 1st century BCE, the child of a prostitute Vesta and her client Akakios was named Oidipous.[2]
Trivia
- In Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, the story of Oedipous is retold with the story of Supideo in Lokris, albeit with a twist.[3]
- The mural depicting the Sphinx and Oedipous in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey is based on a painting on a stamnos from the 5th century BCE.
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy (first mentioned)
- Assassin's Creed: Syndicate (mentioned in Database entry only)
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (mentioned only)
- Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece (mentioned only)
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – Cat and Mouse
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Family Values