Question

King Oedipus, while riding his chariot, comes upon a stranger who

refuses to give way to Oedipus on a narrow road. Oedipus in turn
refuses to give way to the insolent stranger. The two fight, and Oedipus
kills him. Only later does Oedipus discover that the stranger was
actually his long lost father.
Which common motif from mythology is most clearly shown in the story?
A. The dangers of arrogance
B. Physical transformation
C. Explanations of nature
D. The hero's journey

Answer 1

A.

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

A. The dangers of arrogance

Step-by-step explanation:

Their arrogance is what led Oedipus to kill the stranger/ his father, so it makes sense that this would be the answer. Words such as "insolent" also support this conclusion because insolent means "showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect."

But just to confirm let's use process of elimination and take a look at the other ones

B. Physical transformation -- no one and no thing is changing their physical form

C. Explanations of nature -- there is no theme of natural events or any sort of interaction with nature

D. The hero's journey -- one could argue that this could be a step of the hero's journey but not to describe this one event

Hope this helps!