Myth and implication: why did Oedipus solve the Sphinx’s riddle?

Abstract

This paper presents an obvious explanation for why Oedipus even attempted to solve the Sphinx’s riddle, given the high cost of failure.

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Terence Rajivan Edward
University of Manchester (PhD)

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