Oedipus Flashcards
What is the definition of Thebes?
An Ancient Egyptian city on the Nile River
how does the people of Thebes and Oedipus refer to him as?
The people refer to Oedipus as their “king” and “most powerful in all men’s eyes”(46-47).
Define Pity?
to have compassion for the suffering of others
Why are the people of Thebes suffering?
Many people in the city are getting sick and dying.
Why is the illness in the city?
The gods are angry.
Who does Oedipus send to find answers on how they will save the city?
Oedipus sends Creon
Why were the gods angry?
No one ever caught the killers who killed Laius.
Who is the god like person who can see anyone’s future but can’t really see through his eyes?
Teiresias
Identify 3 rules of the treatment of the murderers that Oedipus decrees.
Oedipus says that no one shall give the killer shelter nor talk to him and that no one act in concert with him during prayers.
Who was the sphinx?
The sphinx was this half women and half lion and she would guard the people of Thebes. Also stop the people from entering or leaving the city
Why were the people in the city unable to solve the murder case?
The sphinx would sing a song that make everyone in the city forget anything they would do.
The is the central idea of the play?
The relationship between the gods and humans.
