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The Bull from the Sea (Theseus, #2)

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by Mary Renault

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J. Andrew Brantley Before his fall from grace, Oedipus was a very successful king. He solved the Sphinx's riddle and expelled it from Thebes. Like Theseus, Oedipus broug…moreBefore his fall from grace, Oedipus was a very successful king. He solved the Sphinx's riddle and expelled it from Thebes. Like Theseus, Oedipus brought unparalleled prosperity as king. Yet at the end of his life ruin swept over him; the most envied man became the most despised. (less)
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