Man is a wonder, but God is a marvel Comparison of quotes related to Oedipus Rex, by Sophocles. 1.) Fortunate is the man who has never tasted God’s vengeance. 2.) Nevertheless are the world’s wonders, but none more wonderful than man. As we read the story of Oedipus, Iocaste, and Laios, we learn of the fate of man, as the Greeks once believed, and the strength of the gods. We are taught of the inevitability …showed first 75 words of 792 total…

…showed last 75 words of 792 total…of Oedipus seems to tell the theme better then any other story could, showing both the power of man, and his superiors, and the consciousness of the shift of power. Either way, as I believe, there is a supernatural being that controls not only us, but our destiny, and the sole purpose in life should be to avoid his vengeance, and eventually gain the reward that living a life full of good intentions will produce.