Jocasta, both mother and wife to Oedipus, exhibits strong sk…

Jocasta, both mother and wife to Oedipus, exhibits strong skepticism towards Tiresias’s accusation of Oedipus as the killer of Laius. She asserts that everyone in Thebes is aware that Laius met his demise at a crossroads or fork in the road at the hands of

“See how tame he is, how gentle. Not in the least like other…

“See how tame he is, how gentle. Not in the least like other bulls. I do believe he has the power of reason, just like human beings, and all that he lacks is speech.” In this speech the individual being praised is Zeus, but he is in the shape of an animal when he appears to Europa because