Oedipous
Oedipous or Oedipus 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 correctly answered her riddle.
Influence and legacy[edit | edit source]
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 him 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]
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]
The myth of Oedipus was parodied in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey's memory Family Values but as a comedy with some characters genderbent and their names anagrammed or shortened.[3] The game also features a mural depicting the Sphinx and Oedipous based on a painting on a stamnos from the 5th century BCE.
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- 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[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – Cat and Mouse
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Family Values