Hearing this, Oedipus decided to never return to Corinth (to spare his adopted parents from possible harm), and he instead turned to a life of wandering and adventure. His search for the truth led Oedipus to another prophesy-that he would kill his father and marry his mother. Although Oedipus loved his adoptive family, he still had questions about his true lineage. Due to this prophesy, baby Oedipus was abandoned by his family, but the agents tasked with disposing of the child decided to give the baby another chance and arranged for him to be brought to King Polybus and Queen Merope of Corinth, who adopted Oedipus and raised him as their son. When Oedipus was still a baby, King Laius learned from an oracle that he would be killed by his son. Oedipus was the son of King (or Tyrant) Laius and Queen Jocasta of Thebes. In the chronology of Oedipus myths, this painting is set near the end of the long and tragic saga, but we can briefly summarize the preceding events of his unfortunate life. As for the man wearing a helmet on the left side of the painting, he is Polynices-one of Oedipus’ sons. He is surrounded by his daughters: Antigone and Ismene. Oedipus is represented in the painting by the shirtless man with his legs draped in red cloth, seen sitting on a carved stone. 1753 – 1817), was inspired by the life of Oedipus, perhaps one of the unluckiest figures of ancient Greek myth. This painting, by the French artist Jean Antoine Théodore Giroust (c.
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