Oedipus killed his father and was sleeping with his own mother, all of this without knowing it. After a few years, Oedipus and his mother have children who, because of their blood ties, are their own sibling.
Why is it ironic that Oedipus refers to the citizens as his children?
a. because they really are his children
b. because the Chorus is made up of respected elders and men who are older than he is
c. because Oedipus can’t have children
d. because Oedipus is curse
Here a little summary of this myth
Myth of Oedipus: King of Thebes, son of Laius and Jocasta, king and queen of Thebes respectively. An oracle warned Laius that he would be killed by his own son. Determined to shun his destiny, he tied the feet of his newborn son and left him to die on a lonely mountain. His son was picked up by a shepherd and handed over to the king of Corinth, who gave him the name Oedipus (swollen foot) and adopted him as his own son. The boy did not know he was adopted and, when an oracle proclaimed that he would kill his father, he left Corinth. During his journey, he found and killed Laius, believing that the king and his companions were a band of thieves and thus, unexpectedly, the prophecy was fulfilled. Alone and homeless, Oedipus arrived at Thebes, beset by a frightful monster, the Sphinx, who walked the roads that went to the city, killing and devouring all the travelers who did not know how to respond to the enigma that raised them. When Oedipus correctly solved the enigma, the Sphinx committed suicide. Believing that King Laius had died at the hands of unknown assailants, and grateful to the traveler for ridding them of the monster, the Thebans rewarded him by making him their king and giving Queen Yocasta as a wife. For many years the couple lived happily, without knowing that they were actually mother and son. Soon Oedipus discovered that he had involuntarily killed his father. Troubled by her incestuous life, Jocasta committed suicide and, when Oedipus realized that she had killed herself, she removed her eyes and left the throne. He lived in Thebes for several years but ended up banished.
