Also, as the new king of Thebes, Oedipus could have done nothing, hoping that the plague would end by some other means than to find the "sour" thing in Thebes, but out of compassion for his suffering people and his yearning to be the best king to his people he sent Creon to Delphi. ... "Haughtiness and the high hand of disdain tempt and outrage God's holy laws; and any mortal who dares hold no immortal Power in awe will be caught up in a net of pain." (68; l. 21-25) Oedipus" unyielding desire to uncover the truth about Laios" murder and the mystery surrounding his own birth led him to...

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