 The infant Oedipus eventually came to the house of Polybus, king of Corinth and his queen, Merope, who adopted him, as they were without children of their own.Little Oedipus was named after the swelling from the injuries to his feet and ankles ("swollen foot").The word "oedema" (British English) or "edema" (American English) is from this same Greek word for swelling