Polybus
Americannoun
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Then, unexpectedly, a messenger arrives from Corinth where Oedipus had been reared as the son of King Polybus, to say that Polybus is dead.
From Time Magazine Archive
He had left his home, Corinth, where he was held to be the son of the King, Polybus, and the reason for his self-exile was another Delphic oracle.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
A messenger came from Corinth to announce to Oedipus the death of Polybus.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
He, too, like Laius, thought to make it impossible for the oracle to come true; he resolved never to see Polybus again.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
In Oedipus thought that Polybus was his father, the clause that Polybus was his father is a complement of the verb thought.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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