Oedipus sought the advice of Tiresias, a blind seer that could see the future, because he believed that Tiresias could use his powers to tell him who Laios' murderer was. Upon his arrival, Tiresias was hesitant to tell Oedipus the truth about the murder of Laios because he knew that Oedipus would not take the information well. ... Can you possibly think you have some way of going free after such insolence?... Jocasta then went on to tell Oedipus that Laios had been told by an oracle that his son would someday kill him, so he pierced his baby's ankles and sent one of his servants to l...

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