help with GREEK MYTHOLOGY?

[xxxcolourmeprettyxxx]

legend has it that king laius and queen jocasta of thebes were told, one day a long time ago, of a prediction from the oracle at delphi. this predictions concerned their baby son, and it was so terrible to them that they had his ankles pinned together and gave him to a shepherd to abandon and die on the hills of cithaeron. but he did not die...

QUESTIONS
1. what was the prediction from the oracle?
2 a ) what name was eventually giving to their son?
b)what did his name mean?
3. who eventually raised their son?
4. why did he leave him adoptive parent?
5.whom did he meet on the road to thebes and what happened at that meeting?
6a)who was the sphinx and what did she have to do with teh story?
b)what was her riddle?
c)what was the answer?
7.sone pioneers of modern phychiatry have suggested that every boy, at a certain atage of his life, subconsciously wishes to replace his father and gain his mothers live. what name was giving to that urge?
i just need help with 6 and 7

[oikos]

I'm not about to do all of your homework for you. Try to look up "Oedipus".