Oedipus Lessons 1-5

Question 1

Altar

Answer 1

Noun

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

Question 2

Citizens

Answer 2

Noun

Inhabitants of a city or town

Question 3

Laurel

Answer 3

Evergreen branch used as a decoration in recognition of achievement

Question 4

Garlands

Answer 4

Noun

Wreaths or circles of plants used as decoration

Question 5

Cadmus

Answer 5

The ancient founder of the city of thebes according to Greek mythology

Question 6

Wreathed

Answer 6

Verb

Encircled or decorated

Question 7

Incense

Answer 7

Noun

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

Question 8

Hades

Answer 8

Noun

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

Question 9

Surging

Answer 9

Adjective

Rolling in the waves

Question 10

Labor

Answer 10

Verb

Childbirth

Question 11

Tribute

Answer 11

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

Question 12

Dramatic personae

Answer 12

Noun

The list of the characters in a play

Question 13

Yearn

Answer 13

Verb

To have a man earnest or strong desire

Question 14

Menoeceus

Answer 14

Noun

The father of Jocasta and Creon

Question 15

Creon

Answer 15

Noun

The brother of Jocasta

Question 16

Pythian

Answer 16

Noun

Of or pertaining to Apollo

Question 17

Apollo

Answer 17

Noun

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

Question 18

Shrine

Answer 18

Noun

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

Question 19

Phoebus

Answer 19

Noun

Apollo as the sun god, the sun personified

Question 20

Delphi

Answer 20

Noun

An ancient city in central Greece, in phocis: site of an oracle of Apollo

Question 21

Sought

Answer 21

Verb

Went in search or quest of

Question 22

Kinsman

Answer 22

Noun

A blood relative, especially a male

Question 23

Zues

Answer 23

Noun

The supreme deity or the Ancient Greek, the god of the heavens

Question 24

Pytho

Answer 24

Noun

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

Question 25

Cadmeians

Answer 25

Noun | Another name for citizens of Thebes

Question 26

Rack

Answer 26

Noun | An implement of torture

Question 27

Intent

Answer 27

Noun | The thing that you plan to do or achieve

Question 28

Labdacus

Answer 28

Noun | Laius's father

Question 29

Mute

Answer 29

Adjective | Not able or willing to speak

Question 30

Ally

Answer 30

Noun | Very unhappy or very bad or unpleasant

Question 31

Dispatched

Answer 31

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

Question 32

Chorus

Answer 32

Noun The purpose of the chorus (12 or 13 men) was to inform the audience of events that happen in the past; chant poetry and dance, relate the opinion and feelings of the citizens

Question 33

Expel

Answer 33

Verb | To drive out or force away

Question 34

Customary

Answer 34

Adjective | Done according to a long continues practice, but not a law

Question 35

Fume

Answer 35

Verb | To show fretful irritation or anger

Question 36

Conspired

Answer 36

Verb | Acted or worked together to plan something evil

Question 37

Ignorant

Answer 37

Adjective | Lacking knowledge or awareness

Question 38

Confidence

Answer 38

Noun | Certainty

Question 39

Sphinx

Answer 39

Noun A monster with the body of a lion, wings, and the head and torso of a woman. After the deaths of King Laius, the Sphinx tyrannized Thebes by not letting anyone into or or out the city unless they solved the riddle

Question 40

Obscure

Answer 40

Adjective | Not well know or difficult to understand

Question 41

Afresh

Answer 41

Adverb | From a fresh beginning

Question 42

Avenging

Answer 42

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

Question 43

Vengeance

Answer 43

Noun | The act of doing something to hurt someone because that person did something that hurt you or someone else

Question 44

Common ruin

Answer 44

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

Question 45

Thebes

Answer 45

Noun An ancient Egyptian city on the Nile river The setting

Question 46

Who was Sophocles? What did he do?

Answer 46

(496BC-406BC) | He was an actor who gave up acting and wrote his own plays because he has a week voice and couldn't preform well.

Question 47

What are the three rules that Greek tragedy must follow?

Answer 47

Place: the setting of the play should be one location Time: the play should represent a passage of no more then a day Action: all actions or scenes in the play should contribute directly in the same way.

Question 48

What is carriages is?

Answer 48

Something that happen to the protagonist that taught the Greek audiences lesson

Question 49

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

Answer 49

The Greek and Roman god of sunlight prophecy music and poetry dance and healing. Poets play writers put themselves under their protection People came to Delphi to seek advice from apollos oracles

Question 50

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

Answer 50

The gods

Question 51

Who was the most powerful of the gods?

Answer 51

Zeus