Oedipus, son of Laius, the king of Thebes, and his wife, Jocasta. Laius abandoned Oedipus on a mountainside.When Oedipus was grown, he learned from the Delphic oracle.

The baby was rescued, however, by a shepherd and brought to the king of Corinth, who adopted him.When a plague descended on Thebes, an oracle declared that the only way to rid the land of its pollution was to expel the murderer of Laius.Oedipus reigned over Thebes until he was killed in battle.

Heroes 

• Achilles
• Heracles
• Oedipus
• Theseus

Heroines

• Alcmene
• Andromache
• Ariadne
• Cassandra
• Cassiopeia