Merope (Oedipus) eventually finds out that the old man whom he killed on his way to Thebes was his own biological father, King Laius, husband of Jocasta, and that he fulfilled the prophecy. Merope (Oedipus) In Greek mythology, Merope (; ) was Queen of Corinth, and wife of King Polybus. The royal couple adopted a baby found by shepherds and named him Oedipus. To avoid the prediction of an oracle that he will kill his father and marry his mother, Oedipus goes in voluntary exile to Thebes. On his way he has a quarrel with an old man, and kills him, and
Megareus of Thebes play "Antigone". His mother, Eurydice of Thebes, kills herself after learning that her son Haemon and his betrothed, Antigone, had both committed suicide. She thrusts a sword into her heart and curses Creon for the death of her two sons: Haemon and Megareus. He is also called Menoeceus in some versions of "Antigone". Megareus of Thebes In Greek mythology, Megareus (Ancient Greek: Μεγαρέα) or Menoeceus (Μενοικεύς) was a warrior of Thebes, who figures in the war of the "Seven Against Thebes" - the struggle between Eteocles and Polynices, the twin sons of Oedipus, for the throne of Thebes. He was