Pageviews past week  Friday, December 31, 2010  042 The Sphinx's
Riddle  The tale of Oedipus is a weird tale of attempted
infanticide, patricide, and incestuous relationships with one's
mother, but I wish to focus not on the aftermath of all this, no
I want to look at the tale of how Oedipus slayed the sly sphinx
with words alone. Though I suppose I should talk about all the
murder and incest when they come up (*insert Phil Sebban Ha Ha
right here*)  Win a trip to Thebes! All you need to do is answer
this riddle! The king and queen of Thebes, Laius and Jocasta,
were about to have a child. In preparation for such a momentous
event, Laius went to the nearby shrine to Apollo in Delphi to
consult the Oracle. It was there that the seer broke the bad
news to Laius. For it foretold by that if Jocasta gave birth to
a boy, the boy would grow up to murder his father and marry his
mother. When Jocasta did have her baby it was indeed a boy, much
to the fear of the king. He told his wife and they came to
agreement that th