Oedipus & Sphinx

Two Daughters Antigone ,[object Object],[object Object]

Two Sons ,[object Object],The princes who had refused to share their inheritance shared death instead

Plot ,[object Object],10. The play ends with Oedipus entrusting his children to Creon and leaving in exile, as he promised would be the fate of Laius' murderer. 2. The chorus of Thebans cries out to Oedipus for salvation from the plague sent by the gods in response to Laius' murder . 3. Throughout the play, Oedipus searches for Laius' murderer and promises to exile the man responsible for it, ignorant of the fact that he is the murderer. 4. The blind prophet, Teiresias , is called to aid Oedipus in his search; however, after warning Oedipus not to follow through with the investigation, Oedipus accuses him of being the murderer, even though Teiresias is blind and aged. 5. Oedipus also accuses Teiresias of conspiring with Creon , Jocasta's brother, to overthrow him. 6. Oedipus then calls for one of Laius' former servants, the only surviving witness of the murder, who fled the city when Oedipus became king to avoid being the one to reveal the truth. 7. Soon a messenger from Corinth also arrives to inform Oedipus of the death of Polybus, whom Oedipus still believes is his real father. At this point the messenger informs him that he was in fact adopted and his real parentage is unknown. 8. In the subsequent discussions between Oedipus, Jocasta, the servant, and the messenger, Jocasta guesses the truth and runs away. 9. Oedipus is stubborn; however, a second messenger arrives and reveals that Jocasta has hanged herself and Oedipus, upon discovering her body, blinds himself with the golden brooches on her dress.

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Prophecy in Oedipus the King ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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Delphic oracle Delphic Pythia sitting on a tripod, attended by a supplicant. Note the low ceiling that causes the Delphic oracle to stoop, the hollow floor and the barrier that separates Pythia from the supplicant.

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Temple of Apollo The Temple of Apollo, seen from below

View of the stadium of the Delphi sanctuary, used for the Pythian Games . The stone steps on the right were added under the Romans.

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Sphynx’ riddle ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Teiresias ,[object Object],[object Object]

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