What is the insight of the story of Oedipus?

The Greeks often dealt
with the quality of , especially in their tragedies. For them, it
meant excessive, even overweening, pride, which more than likely resulted in defiance of the
gods; in ancient Greek, hubris led to nemesis, and the root of nemesis means "given what is
due." In other words, the quality of hubris leads to one's downfall and utter ruinwhat
other punishment could there be for a characteristic that runs counter to, even leading to a
disrespect of, the gods' will?

Whenvisited the Delphic oracle and heard the
prophecy that he would kill his father and marry his mother, he heard directly from Apollo's
mouthpiece. In attempting to outwit the oracle (and his fate), Oedipus decides not to return to
his home in Corinth but, rather, to head toward Thebes; this way, he could not possibly fulfill
the prophecy, he thinks, because his parents live in Corinth.

He does not
know that he was adopted by them, having been given up for dead by his mother, the...