son of Laius and Jocasta, who unwittingly killed his father and married his mother who bore him four children, Ismene, Antigone, Eteocles and Polynices; Oedipus solved the riddle of the Sphinx saving Thebes and becoming its king; on the vase Boston 06.2447, Oedipus talks to the Sphinx ( image). Netshot: Oedipus the King

Character of Ancient Greek Mythology, who slayed his father and married his mother. Theorized as based on the life of Akhenaten by Velikovsky. Links: Religion, Moses, Oedipus and Akhenaten, Oedipus, Bookshop (for Velikovsky's book).

(Greek mythology) a tragic king of Thebes who unknowingly killed his father Laius and married his mother Jocasta; the subject of the drama `Oedipus Rex' by Sophocles

Oedipus (1946-1978) was an American Champion Thoroughbred steeplechase racehorse. Sired by 1929's flat racing Horse of the Year Blue Larkspur and foaled in Kentucky, Oedipus was purchased by Lillian Bostwick Phipps and was conditioned by future Hall of Fame trainer Pete Bostwick.

A collection of miscellaneous Python-based projects: Medusa, quotation-tools, Woolgather.