Why is 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 cursed

The correct option is A

Oedipus was a mythical king of Thebes, son of Laius and Jocasta who, unknowingly, killed his own father and married his mother.

The oldest reference of the Oedipus myth is found in the Odyssey, in the chapter Evocation of the dead. There, Epicasta, his mother, goes to the abode of Hades to purge incest, while Oedipus, although with setbacks, continues to reign over the cadms of Thebes

i think it should be slowed colonial western march

i believe the correct answer is option b. most eastern european nations joined nato.

though i could be wrong, option d. the eastern european nations were granted complete independence, would be another choice.

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