Oedipus, Mother-Lover & Father-Killer (Oedipus Part Two)
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Edapus, Mother Lover and Father Killer
Edapus was born to a man who learned that his child would kill him so that man wanted to kill his child instead. Edapus wasn't sure his new parents were his real parents, which of course they weren't,. He went to the oracle to ask and the oracle told him he would kill his dad and marry his mom - but then accidentally kills his dad on the road to thebes. As a reward for defeating a lady with wings and a lion body, he's given a kingship and yes, he's also given his mother as a swive.
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