Oedipus & the Sphinx of Thebes

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Illustration

Mark Cartwright
by Carole Raddato
published on 11 January 2017

A red-figure tondo showing Oedipus and the sphinx of Thebes. Vulci, 470 BCE. (Vatican Museums, Rome)

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Raddato, C. (2017, January 11). Oedipus & the Sphinx of Thebes. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6240/oedipus--the-sphinx-of-thebes/

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Raddato, Carole. "Oedipus & the Sphinx of Thebes." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified January 11, 2017. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6240/oedipus--the-sphinx-of-thebes/.

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Raddato, Carole. "Oedipus & the Sphinx of Thebes." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 11 Jan 2017. Web. 22 Mar 2023.

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