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title: "2 Oedipus Quotes"
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# Oedipus

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Oedipus was a mythical Greek king of Thebes. A tragic hero in Greek mythology, Oedipus unwittingly fulfilled a prophecy that he would end up killing his father and marrying his mother, thereby bringing disaster to his city and family.

##  Quotes by Oedipus

> [“What creature goes on four feet in the morning, on two at noonday, on three in the evening? Man. In childhood he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oedipus/what-creature-goes-on-four-feet-in-the-morning-on-two-at-noonday-on/)

Oedipus

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> [“What’s the good of glory, magnificent renown, if in its flow it steams away to nothing?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oedipus/what-s-the-good-of-glory-magnificent-renown-if-in-its-flow-it-steams/)

Oedipus

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