Oedipus

ADOPTED
ATHENS
BLIND
CHARIOT
CORINTH
CROSSROADS
DELPHI
ESCAPE
EYES
FATE
FATHER
GODS
JOCASTA
KING
LAIUS
MESSENGER
MOTHER
OEDIPUS
ORACLE
PLAGUE
RIDDLE
SOPHOCLES
SPHINX
THEBES
THEBES
TIRESIAS
TRAGEDY

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Word	X	Y	Direction
ADOPTED	13	9	se
ATHENS	13	9	nw
BLIND	14	16	se
CHARIOT	4	8	e
CORINTH	6	16	e
CROSSROADS	11	11	ne
DELPHI	14	8	se
ESCAPE	2	6	n
EYES	2	6	ne
FATE	13	8	se
FATHER	13	9	s
GODS	7	6	ne
JOCASTA	8	14	e
KING	4	15	n
LAIUS	3	7	e
MESSENGER	2	6	e
MOTHER	1	6	s
OEDIPUS	8	14	nw
ORACLE	12	10	w
PLAGUE	2	2	e
RIDDLE	7	15	nw
SOPHOCLES	9	13	nw
SPHINX	15	7	e
THEBES	11	16	e
THEBES	11	16	e
TIRESIAS	7	15	w
TRAGEDY	9	15	e