Part one of term paper
Jeremy Todd In "King Oedipus" there comes a point in the play where Oedipus learns something that plays an important role throughout the play. He learns from a oracle that he will eventually kill his own Father and sleep with his own mother. As one could imagine this is a shock to Oedipus, and he does not believe the oracle. However, he ...

Part two of term paper
... for example, Apollo, Zeus, Dionysis, and Artemis are discussed quite often. In ancient Greece the people believed that if anything happened one of the god's had a reason for it. Each god was related to one specific thing like Poseidon being the god of the sea. They thought that if there was a tidal wave or a hurricane it was because Poseidon was angry at them. This is the basis for my assumption that Oedipus had no control over his fate. First of all, when Oedipus is just a baby his father, ...