Comparing Journeys Of Odysseus And Oedipus The King

Both stories are very similar yet different because both main characters are honorary leaders and are ruled by Greek gods; however, have different endings to their journeys.
In Oedipus the King, Oedipus solves the Sphinx’s riddle and he marries the queen and is crown king of the city. The city of Thebes is dealing with a plague that is sickening the cattle sick, causing women to die after childbirth, and destroying the crops. Kings Oedipus shows honor when he takes the responsibility of solving the crisis and sends his brother in law, Creon, to find the answer from Apollo’s Oracle. In the Odysseus, Odysseus shows responsibility to his kingdom by fighting in the Trojan war. According to the text, “I myself will go to Ithaca to put some spirit