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Why did king Laius send his servant to leave his new born son in the wildness to die?

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User Fenton
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Because a prophecy was revealed that Oedipus (his son) would grow up to kill him and marry his wife (Queen Jocasta) so he wanted to prevent that from happening.
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User Bob Gregor
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Well that's sad

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