Vocab for Oedipus

Question 1

yearn

Answer 1

to have an earnest or strong desire

Question 2

menoeceus

Answer 2

the father of Jocasta and Creon

Question 3

creon

Answer 3

the brother of Jocasta

Question 4

pythian

Answer 4

of or pertaining to Apollo

Question 5

Apollo

Answer 5

the ancient Greek and roman god light, healing, music, poetry, prophecy, and manly beauty

Question 6

Shrine

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Phoebus

Answer 7

Apollo as the sun of god, the sun personified

Question 8

Delphi

Answer 8

an ancient city in central greece, in Phocs: site of an oracle of Apollo

Question 9

Sought

Answer 9

went in search or quest of

Question 10

KInsman

Answer 10

a blood relative, especially a male

Question 11

confidence

Answer 11

certainty

Question 12

Sphinx

Answer 12

a monster with the body of a lion wings and the head and torso of a woman

Question 13

obscure

Answer 13

not well known or difficult to understand

Question 14

afresh

Answer 14

from a fresh beginning

Question 15

avenging

Answer 15

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

Question 16

vengeance

Answer 16

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

Question 17

common ruin

Answer 17

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

Question 18

zeus

Answer 18

the supreme deity of the ancient greeks, the god of heavens

Question 19

pytho

Answer 19

another name for the city of Delphi

Question 20

Cadmeians

Answer 20

another name for citizens