Oedipus the King

The myth of Oedipus is a very interesting myth. The main character in this story is not really a "good" guy. While he is not evil either it puts an interesting twist on the story. Of all of the hero formulas none of them seem to fit really well. They all struggle to live up to a story that does follow the typical myth pattern. Raglan's hero formula seems to fit best as some conditions are met and not all need be present for this formula to allow a passing grade. Even this formula does not seem to fit well either. That could be because in the case of Oedipus it is more play than typical story.