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What is oedipus reaction to hearing that laios was killed in a place where three highways met?

When Oedipus learns that Laius was killed at a place where three roads meet, he realizes that he himself unknowingly killed his own father. This revelation causes him to experience horror, guilt, and self-loathing. He gouges out his own eyes in anguish and decides to go into exile to escape the shame and consequences of his actions.

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