Oedipus is a central figure in Greek mythology, known primarily from the tragedies of Sophocles, particularly 'Oedipus Rex.' He is infamous for fulfilling a prophecy that foretold he would kill his father and marry his mother, thus becoming a symbol of fate and tragic irony in the mythological narrative of the Theban Cycle.
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