Oedipus lines 8-13:
Myself, whom all name Oedipus the Great.—
Do thou, then, agèd Sire, since thine the right
To speak for these, tell clearly why ye stand
Awe-stricken, or adoring; speak to me
As willing helper. Dull and cold this heart
To see you prostrate thus, and feel no ruth.
Priest lines 14-16:
Yes, Oedipus, thou ruler of my land,
Thou seest us how we sit, as suppliants, bowed
Around thine altars; some as yet unfledged
and...
Priest lines 44-47:
And now, O Oedipus, most honoured lord,
We pray thee, we, thy suppliants, find for us
Some succour, whether floating voice of God,
Or speech of man brings knowledge to thy soul
What really makes me wonder is what Oedipus had done to deserve this such love from a loyal citizen. How was his method of becoming so powerful? Was he born into it? Or was he part of a comedy before he became a tragedy? His loyal servants seem to worship him as a God and it interests me how exactly he got to that point.
Oedipus thinks he's so great that he refers to himself as Oedipus the Great. Which leads me to think that me must have done something great to reach that level of confidence, but then again, back than most people were either born into power or took it by force. I would like to know which of these methods he chose and hopefully it is answered later in the book.
I think it is highly unlikely that he took power by force, there's a possibility that he overthrew an oppressive government but that's not likely since people who sought power sought it to take control and not to liberate. Proof to show this is that everyone loves him, which means he probably didn't take power by force and which leads me to believe that he did something great to obtain power.
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