Chapter 4 The Story of Oedipus-4

Faced with the terrible truth, Oedipus uttered a wild cry and rushed out of the crowd.He ran wildly in the palace, looking for a sword and getting rid of the monster who was both his mother and his wife.Everyone avoided him, and finally he found his bedroom, kicked the locked door, and rushed in.He saw a tragic sight: Jocasta hanging over the bed, his hair hanging down.Oedipus stared at the dead man in pain, then, crying, stepped forward, untied the rope, and laid the body on the ground.He took the gold brooch from her dress, grasped it tightly in his right hand, held it aloft, cursed his eyes for such a sight, and pierced his own with the brooch.He went before the citizens and confessed that he was a murderer of his father, a husband who married his mother, a villain cursed by the gods, and a monster of the earth.But the Thebes did not dislike the king they loved and respected in the past.They expressed sympathy for him, and even Creon didn't laugh at him, but hurriedly brought the man who had been punished by the gods into the inner room.The broken-hearted Oedipus was so moved that he handed over the throne to Creon, who would take the place of his two young sons.In addition, he asked for a tomb to be built for his unfortunate mother.He also handed over his unaccompanied daughter to the new king.As for himself, he was willing to be banished from the country for having defiled the land with his double sin.He said he should have been burned at the top of Mount Katajon, where his parents abandoned him.Now life or death is entirely up to God.Finally he called his daughter again.Touch their heads with your hands and say goodbye to them.He thanked Creon for his deep friendship and prayed that he and all the residents would be protected by the gods forever.