Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
13 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
How many children does Oedipus have? |
Two |
|
|
Oedipus was told that Laius's murder must be |
banished from Thebes in order to end the plague |
|
|
Creon and Jo Casta are |
brother and sister |
|
|
Oedipus uses pins from Jo Casta's robe to |
stab out his own eyes |
|
|
Where was Laius killed?
|
Where the three roads met |
|
|
Who were Laius's killers, supposedly? |
Robbers |
|
|
Who was Tyreesias? |
The blind prophet who told Oedipus that he was the one who killed Laius |
|
|
Jo Casta tells Oedipus that she gave her baby to the maid to |
drown it |
|
|
What happens when Oedipus hears Tyreesias accuse him of being a murderer? What is the irony in this? |
Oedipus calls Tyreesias a blind fool, accuses Tyreesias of conspiring with Creon, and accuses Creon of killing Laius for the throne. |
|
|
Jo Casta convinces Oedipus to |
banish Creon |
|
|
Jo Casta tells Oedipus that the oracles are |
not always right. |
|
|
Why did Oedipus leave Corinthians?
|
He was afraid of what the oracle said would actually happen. |
|
|
What happens to Creon in the end? |
He rules Thebes
|
