Oedipus

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Menoeceus

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the father of Jocasta and Creon

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Creon

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the brother of Jocasta

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Pythian

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if or pertaining to Apollo

Question 4

Apollo

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the Ancient Greek and Roman god of light healing music poetry prophecy and manly beauty

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Shrine

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a place of worship made holy by association with a sacred person or object

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Phoebus

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Apollo as the sun god the sun personified

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Delphi

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an accident city in central Greece in Phocis: site of an oracle of Apollo

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Sought

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went in search or quest of

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Kinsman

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a blood relative, especially a male

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Confidence

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certainty

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Sphinx

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A monster with the body of a lion, wings and the head and torso of a women.

Question 12

Obscure

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walkout well known or difficult to understand

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Afresh

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from a fresh beginning

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Vengeance

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the act of doing something to hurt someone because that person did something that hurt you or someone else

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Avenging

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Harming or punishing someone who has harmed you or someone or something that you care about

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Common ruin

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the complete loss of health means position hope or the like belonging equally to an entire community nation or culture

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Zeus

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The supreme deity of the ancient Greeks the god of the heavens

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Pytho

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Another name for the city of Delphi, where the shrine of Apollo is located

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Cadmeians

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Another name for the citizens of Thebes

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Rack

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An implement of torture

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Intent

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The thing that you planning to do or achieve

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Labdacus

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Laius’s father

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Mute

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Not able or willing to speak

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Ally

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A person or group that gives help go another person or group

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Wretched

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Very unhappy or very bad or unpleasant

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Dispatched

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To have sent (someone or something) quickly to a particular place for a particular purpose

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Expel

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To drive out or force away

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Customary

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Done according to a long continued practice but not a law

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Fume

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To show fretful irritation or anger

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Conspired

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Acted or worked together to plan something evil

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Ignorant

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Lacking knowledge or awareness

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Thebes

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Ancient Egyptian city in the Nile River

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Alter

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A raised platform on which sacrifices or gifts are offered in some religions

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Citizens

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Inhabitants of a city or town

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Laurel

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Evergreen branch used as a decoration in recognition of achievement

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Garlands

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Wreaths or circles of plants used as decoration

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Cadmus

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The accent founder of the city of Thebes according to Greek mythology

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Wreathed

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Encircled or decorated

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Incense

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A substance often used in religious ceremonies to produce a strong and pleasant smell when it's burned

Question 40

Hades

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The home of the dead in Greek mythology and the Greek god of the underworld

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Surging

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Rolling as in waves

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Labour

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Childbirth

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Tribute

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Forced payment (often made by one ruler to another as a sign of dependence in times of war)

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Dramatis personae

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The list of the characters in a play

Question 45

Who was Sophocles? What did he do?

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He was an actor. He gave it up to become a poet and write his own plays. He became a playwright and won in many festivals. He decreased the number of people on stage to 3 and increased to chorus to 13

Question 46

What are the three rules that the Greek tragedy must follow?

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- place: the setting is in one location - time: represents the passage of no more than one day - action: must contribute directly to the main play decericie -non violence once stage

Question 47

What is catharsis?

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The act or process of releasing a strong emotion (such as pity or fear) especially by expressing it in art form.

Question 48

Who is Apollo? What role did he play in everyday life in Ancient Greece?

Answer 48

Apollo was the god amid the sun, truth, music, poetry, dance and healing. He writes poets and is a playwright. People came to Delphi to seek advice from Apollos oracles.

Question 49

Who did the ancient Greeks believe controlled aspects of their life on earth?

Answer 49

Gods and goddesses

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Who was the most powerful of the gods?

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Zeus

Question 51

What kind of personalities did the gods and goddesses have?

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Powerful, very human, mean or kind

Question 52

Where did the gods live?

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My.olympus

Question 53

How did the ancient Greeks pay respect to their gods and goddesses?

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By doing theatre, festivals, sports, sacrifices, competitions.

Question 54

Identify the 3 rules about he tray end of the murderers that Oedipus decrees

Answer 54

"That no one in this land, in which I rule as your own as your own King, shall give that killer shelter or talk to him" (275-277). "Whoever her may be, or act in concert with him during prayers, or sacrifice, or sharing lustral water"(277-279). "Ban him from your homes, every one of you, for he is our pollution, as the Pythian God has just revealed to me"(280-282).

Question 55

Yearn

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to have to earnest or strong desire