Yeah, she's the queen of Thebes, but her life is far from awesome. Everybody (including us) goes on and on about how cursed Jocasta's life is, but this lady really had it rough. Let's see, first sh...

Laius probably doesn't earn too much sympathy from anybody when he chooses to pierce his baby boy's ankles and abandon him on a mountainside. No doubt, he has good reason to be afraid after the Ora...

Tiresias is the iconic blind seer. This guy may not be able to see the hand in front of his face, but he can see pretty much everything that's going to happen. Though he's super old and has been tr...

Sometimes we have to wonder why anybody went to see the priestesses of the Oracle of Delphi. Sure, we're all curious about our futures. But if you can't change them, what's the point in knowing the...

Oedipus's daughter may not play a major role in the story of her dear old dad/brother, but she definitely is already showing the signs of the tough lady she'll become. When Oedipus is exiled from T...