Chapter 7 The Story of Oedipus-7

Oedipus still showed great power in exile, and the people of Chronos feared him very much, and advised him to hold a ceremony to seek the forgiveness of the Nemesis.Only then did the elders of the village know that standing in front of them was Oedipus, who had committed an unforgivable crime.If their king Theseus had not arrived in time, who knows what they would have done with his sacrilege? Theseus approached the foreign blind man with respect and friendliness, and said to him: "Poor Oedipus, I know your doom. Your blind eye has shown me who you are. I am moved by your misfortune. Tell me, what do you ask of the city and of me personally?"

"In your short words, I see your noble heart," said Oedipus. "My request is really a gift, I give you my weary body. It is a small thing, But it is a very precious gift. Please bury me, and you will be richly rewarded." "Oh, the favor you ask for is very slight," said Theseus in amazement, "ask for something better and higher, and you will be satisfied." "This gift is not as slight as you think," continued Oedipus, "for the sake of my old body, you must be involved in a war." So he told the reasons for his exile, and Those selfish relatives forced him to go back, and then he begged Theseus to help him.

Theseus listened carefully to his narration, and then replied solemnly: "My kingdom is open to any friend, so I must not exclude you, not to mention that you were sent to me by the hand of the gods." He asked Oedipus whether he should go back to Athens with him or stay at Cronus.Oedipus chose the latter, because fate decided that he should defeat the enemy here and end his own life.Theseus, King of Athens, promised him protection, and returned to the city.