Mythology

Greek mythology, peopled with gods, heroes, beasts, and giants, is one of the richest mythological traditions in the world. The subject of this scene is Oedipus, who solves the riddle of the Sphinx and so rids Thebes of the evil creature, shown here as a winged figure.

Erich Lessing/Art Resource, NY

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Oedipus; Sphinx; Ancient Greece

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