Oedipus What?

Before this class I have never heard anything about Oedipus. I did some research and found out that he was destined to kill his father and marry his mother. Once he was born, his father pinned his ankles together and told a shepherd to leave him to die. The shepherd felt bad and gave him to a shepherd from somewhere else.
That is all I found out about the story. I figure he will fulfill the prophecy but I don't want to ruin the ending. I will wait till we start the book in class tomorrow.