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Oedipus and Theban Saga Flashcards

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Adrastus

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Amphiaraüs

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Amphion

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Antiope raped by Zeus, gave birth to twins Amphion and Zethus and abandoned on Mt.Cithaeron

musician, avenge mother - kill her oppressor rulers of Cadmeia

his music moves stones into place

Zethus marries Thebe
Amphion marries Niobe

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Antigone

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daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta

does symbolic burial of polyneices against Creons wishes, defines divine and unwritten laws

sentenced to life without food and water, suicide by hanging

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Sophocles’ Antigone

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Third part of theban trilogy
story of Oedipus daughter

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Antiope

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Boeotia

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Bronze Age Thebes, central Greece

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Cadmus

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introduced alphabet

founded thebes

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Colonus

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Creon

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uncle of antigone, becomes king after Oedipus sons die

Polyneices is traitor - no burial
Eteocles is good - full burial

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Crete

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Epigoni

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Eteocles

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son of Oedipus and Jocasta

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Eumenides

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Europa

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sister of Cadmus, zeus disguised as bull abducts and takes to Crete, has son Minos

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Haemon

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Harmonia

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Cadmus slayed Ares son the dragon, was slave to Ares for 1 year and was rewarded at the end of service

Harmonia - daughter of Ares and Aphrodite

gave her gold necklace by Hephaestus as bridal gift

ultimately became serpents

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Ismene

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daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta

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Jocasta

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wife of Laius

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Labdacus

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father of Laius, grandfather of Oedipus

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Laius

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great grandson of Cadmus

broke Xenia bond by abducting and raping host’s son - Chryssippus

Pelops (host) curses him

Laius’ Return from exile § Becomes King of Thebes
§ Marries Jocasta
§ Consults Delphic oracle
§ Destined to die
§ At hands of own son
§ Punishment for violating Xenia

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Minos

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europa and zeus son

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Mt. Cithaeron

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Oedipus goes up mountain - spike through ankle

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Oedipus

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Son of Laius and Jocasta

Upon Mt. Cithaeron
§ Spike through ankles
§ Rescued by Corinthian shepherd
§ Raised by King & Queen of Corinth
Polybus & Merope
§ Named “Oedipus

Oedipus’ Manhood
§ Mocked as being adopted
§ Consults Delphic Oracle: §Fate:
§ Murder father; marry mother §Vow:
§ Never to return home § T ravels to Thebes

Along the way …
§ Kills Nobleman & Attendants § All but 1
§ 1st part of Oracle fulfilled § Unbeknownst to Oedipus

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Oedipus at Colonus

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second part of theban trilogy

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Oedipus Tyrannus

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Ancient Greek ‘Whodunit’ §Gradual discovery of truth
§Oedipus & Jocasta’s children: § 2 sons:
§Polyneices & Eteocles § 2 daughters:
§ Antigone & Ismene

Plague strikes Thebes
§ King Laius’ Murder §Never solved
§ Oracle of Apollo consulted
§Pollution for failure to solve Laius’ murder
§ Oedipus’ curse
§ Upon anyone harboring murderer

Messenger from Corinth §King Polybus dead
§Oedipus to be king
§ Saddened, relieved, and hesitant
§ T ruth Revealed:
§ Oedipus:
§Not biological son of Polybus & Merope

discovers Jocasta dead and blinds himself

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Pelops and Chrysippus

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Hosted Laius but raped son Chrys and curses Laius

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Polybus and Merope

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king and queen of merope - raised oedipus

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Polyneices

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Son of Oedipus and Jocasta

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Seven against Thebes

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Spartoi

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dudes who fought and lived, born from teeth of cow

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“Theban Trilogy”

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Oedipus Tyrannus
Oedipus At Colonus
Antigone

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Sphinx

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the strangler -plaguing Thebes - devours dumb people who cannot answer riddle - but Oedipus solves

Sphinx outraged and commits suicide

Oedipus:
§ King of Thebes
§ Marries Jocasta
§ 2nd half of Oracle fulfilled

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Thebe

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wife of Zethus

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Thebes (Cadmeia)

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Greek mainland

Cadmus and Dragon

Cadmus originally from Phonecia, comes to find Europa, goes to Delphi - follow cow

Found Cadmeia - Thebes

Slays cow for Athena, she says to sow its teeth - becomes Spartoi - 5 great warriors that nobility of thebes descended from

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Theseus

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Tiresias

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Tydeus

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Xenia

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host-guest relationship

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10 heroic motifs

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  1. miraculous birth
  2. immediate opposition
  3. enemies instigate accomplishments
  4. Assistance
  5. seemingly insuperable challenges
  6. various temptations and adventures
  7. taboos
  8. triumph over death
  9. reward
  10. death
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5 heroine motifs

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  1. departure/exile from home
  2. seclusion
  3. impregnation
  4. punishment or rejection
  5. rescue and birth of son

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