Background Information (page 6)
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When Oedipus arrived in Thebes, the people welcomed him as their savior. Since Laios, their king, had recently been killed, they offered Oedipus their throne and the young widowed queen, Jocasta, as his bride. So Oedipus became king of Thebes, married Jocasta, and had four children with her: two sons, Polyneices and Eteocles; and two daughters, Antigone and Ismene.
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All went well for many years until a plague struck Thebes. Desperate to learn the cause, Oedipus sent Jocasta’s brother, Creon, to consult the great oracle at Delphi.
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