The Romans saw Oedipus as a hero, at the same time, you wouldn’t think of him as a “hero” but he is. Why do the romans see Oedipus as a hero? Well here’s why. Oedipus was born in Delphi, his parents were King Laius, and Queen Jocasta, King Laius wanted to thwart a prophecy, so he ordered the shepherds to leave Oedipus on a mountain side to die. The shepherds couldn’t do the mission so, they brought Oedipus to another shepherd, the Shepherd brought Oedipus to King Polybus, where he would raise and name him Oedipus, which means “Swollen Foot.” King Polybus and Queen Merope of Corinth decided to adopt the baby and raise him. As Oedipus is growing up, someone told him that King Polybus and Queen Merope were not his real parents, Oedipus wanted to investigate the matter, so he ended up in Delphi, to consult the oracle. When he was in the oracle, he was told that he would kill his father and marry his mother. After hearing this, he thought the prophecy meant Polybus and Merope, so he decided not to return to Corinth and headed to the city of Thebes. …show more content…
Oedipus ended up killing the charioteer and his father, thus fulfilling the first half of the prophecy. On the path to Thebes, he came across the Sphinx, a head of a human and the body of a