Oedipous

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A 5th century BCE mural depicting Oedipous and the Sphinx

Oedipus was a king of Thebes in Greek mythology. The son of King Laios, Oedipus 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.

Oedipus also met the Sphinx, and answered correctly her riddle.

Influence and legacy

The story of Oedipus 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 Oedipus as Cursed Land of Oedipus, believed to have been his homeland.

During the 1st century BCE, the child of a prostitute Vesta and her client Akakios was named Oidipous.

Trivia

• In Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, the story of Oedipus is retold with the story of Supideo in Lokris, albeit with a twist.
• The mural depicting the Sphinx and Oedipus 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)