What Is Oedipus Role In The Trojan War

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Oedipus played a background role in the Trojan war, until the death of Achilles. at the start of the war Oedipus pretend to be insane to avoid going to troy for battle, but in the end he answer the call to battle. he emerged as the leader of the greek’s when he rcevice the bow and arrows of Hurcles and the sacrent image of Athia. he master mind a plan to build a wooden horse as a solution to gain acsues into troy by doing so he resk is own life to show his confidence in the plan, that would finally destroy Troy. The war maybe over but the jenourl home as just begun Oedipus dealth with stormy sea and louts eaters with ease compared to Polyphumes. Oedipus used is intelligence to excaple him self from the cannibal Cyclops. He had no choice to Indore and accept the betradio of his men and the lost of all but one ship on the Island of Ceris. Oedipus rested Ceris magic wit the help of herms, then the table turns. Oedipus them charmed Ceries with his own Magic. with remarkable Courage when Oedipus entered hadies to learned how to get home safely from Teiresias. …show more content…

when one of his men ate one of the scadty oxen on the island of the sun. the ship was struck and shattered by a thunderbolt. wicth left Oedipus be trayiedd and washed up on the island of Calypso, immortality was offered to OD after 7 years on the island, but the offer was turned down. his family and being back home was more importune to him, then living forever. face wit the strom at sea it was over came by he deturmation to return home. In order to see the problems he faces back home he dressed his self up as a old begger. with the help of his son he regain the his kingdom by killing the