Thebes

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• Oedipus Rex Jul 29, 2025

  

  In the ancient city of Thebes, where seven gates protected its walls and the river Ismenus wound through fertile fields, there unfolded one of the most tragic and powerful stories in all of Greek mythology. It is the tale of a man who sought to escape his destiny, only to run headlong into it; a story of kings and prophecies, of riddles and revelations, and of how the very actions we take to avoid our fate often serve to fulfill it.