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His ankles, his cane and his eyes are Oedipus' symbols in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).

Specifically, the term symbol describes something that explains or represents someone or something else. The description fits Theban King Oedipus' ankles, cane and eyes. For example, Oedipus' life is represented in the assassination attempt that leaves his ankles scarred and swollen, the murder that fulfills his fate as his father's killer, and the offense that fulfills his fate as his mother's husband.

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