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No, Oedipus' mother (Jocasta) kills herself.

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Who tells Oedipus he will kill his father and marry his mother?

Tiresias a blind prophet tells Oedipus that he will kill his father and marry his mother.


What is Oedipus' curse?

to kill his father and marry his mother


What did the oracle tell Oedipus?

The oracle told Oedipus that he would kill his father and marry his mother.


What is Oedipus' fate?

That he will kill his father and marry his mother is Oedipus' fate in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Oedipus' fate is revealed two times. The first time is to his parents, Theban monarchs Laius and Jocasta, who hear that he will kill his father. The second time is to Oedipus, who learns his fate is to kill his father and marry his mother.


Is it true that Oedipus Rex kill his mother?

No he killed his father his mother hung her self.


What was unlucky about laius' fatherhood?

His son Oedipus would kill him and marry Laius's wife and Oedipus's mother Jocasta.


What was the prophecy that Oedipus fulfilled?

An oracle had a prophecy that Oedipus would kill his father, king of Thebes, and marry his mother.


Why does Oedipus' father try to have his son killed?

Oedipus's father tries to kill his son to prevent the prophesy, that Oedipus will kill the father and marry the mother, from happening. The gods prophesied as such and they didn't want it to happen.


What actually was unlucky about Laius' fatherhood?

His son Oedipus would kill him and marry Laius's wife and Oedipus's mother Jocasta.


Why did Odysseus kill his father and marry his mother?

Odysseus didn't kill his father, you're thinking of Oedipus


What is the heart of the prophet filled with according to the chorus leader in Oedipus the King?

Kill his father and marry his mother. Kill his father and marry his mother.


Who is the mother of Oedipus's children?

Jocasta, Oedipus' mother is the mother and grandmother of Oedipus' children.