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Religious Values And Faith In Sophocles Oedipus The King

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In Oedipus Rex by Sophocles one major cultural value is religion. Religious values and faith in Oedipus Rex is critical to solving the mystery of who killed the former king Laius. One example of religious values is when, Oedipus sends his brother in law Creon to the Pythian Temple to speak to the God Apollo to find a solution to save the city. When Creon comes back he tells Oedipus that the gods have told him, that to solve the problems in the city they need to find out who killed the old king (3). Characters in this story consistently look to god to solve their problems or predict their futures (1). When Oedipus is looking for answers to solve the problems facing Thebes, he is lead to Tiresias because Tiresias can see the gods (4). When

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