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5 Cards in this Set
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Oedipus
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King of Thebes married to Jocasta; Out riddled the Sphinx with assistance from God which apparently saved the city of Thebes
"you are the land's pollution"-Teiresias |
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Creon
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Oedipus's brother-in-law; brings news about the murder of Laius by robbers
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Chorus
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Children who suffer from the plague
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"We look at this man's words and yours, my king, and we find both have spoken them in anger. We need no angry words but only though how we may best hit the God's meaning for us."
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Pollution
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children's plague; murder's guilt keeps it in Thebes
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Teirsias
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Old Blind Prophet that Oedipus seeks to learn who has killed King Laius; refuses to reveal prophecy
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