Oedipus Rex or Oedipus the King

What were the people of Thebes suffering from?

In the prologue of the book

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The people of Thebes are suffering from a curse. Their livestock and crops have been destroyed by blight, and their women are no longer able to bear children.

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Oedipus Rex

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