Corinth

Oedipus has shown clear determination in trying to avoid the prophecy as mentioned by the messenger of Corinth, “(Oedipus) Apollo told me once—it is my fate—I must make love to my own mother, shed my father’s blood with my own hands. So for years I’ve given Corinth a wide berth…” (Lines 1182-1188) The Great Apollo, the god of prophecy himself has given old Oedipus the bad news, yet Oedipus refused to believe it as reality and boldly…

In Sophocles’ Greek play, Oedipus Rex, events like Oedipus’ parents’ attempted infanticide, Oedipus abandoning his adoptive parents out fear of a prophecy, and the murdering of an innocent old man on his way to Thebes negatively causes Thebes to be plague-stricken and ill, as well as Oedipus’ tragic fate. Oedipus’ personal fate of ending up as a blind hermit has been determined by the gods since before he was even born, but it is ultimately his actions and the actions of those around him that…

The xenophobia can be clearly seen through the way Jason, Medea’s husband, treats her and the way Corinthian king, Creon, behaves towards her. Throughout the play, Medea is constantly reminded of the fact that she is not a native of Corinth and consequently is one of the "others” who are regarded as uncivilized and barbaric. This is illustrated when Medea’s husband states, “Allow me; in the first place, to point out that you left a barbarous land to become a resident of Hellas” (Euripides…

killing their children. Regardless, everybody has a line that shouldn't be crossed. Throughout the play, Medea has gone through a tragedy. Her husband, Jason, brought her to the strange land of Corinth, leaving her with no familial support. To add to her pain, Jason leaves Medea for a princess in Corinth, leaving her in eventual exile. Medea is filled with grief, pain, and anger, leading her to take her emotions out on those around her; specifically her children. While Medea's position is one…

and even killing her brother. After this they both ran together to Corinth and had children. Jason then leaves Medea for a marriage to Creon’s daughter, Glauce. In Euripides play Medea, an in-depth view in is given into the life of a women scorned named Medea and her emotionally unstable reactions. The play begins amidst Jason having left Medea to marry Glauce. After Medea has a breakdown Creon comes to banish Medea from Corinth in fear of retaliation from Medea for Jason’s actions against…

her I received no response but only that I would one day kill my father and marry my own mother. Hearing these terrible things, I resolved to leave Corinth and never return there, so as to preserve myself from doing what was so darkly prophesied. But fate does not allow one to escape its grasp so easily. Leaving Delphi, I made my way from Corinth. Coming to a crossroads a carriage attempted to drive me off the road. In anger I struck out, killing the traveler and all his companions, or so I…

Polybus and Queen Merope of Corinth, who eagerly accepted the child for they could not have any of their own. On page 231, Oedipus tells Jocasta, “At a feast, a drunken man maundering in his cups cries out that I am not my father’s son!” (Sophocles Lines 735 – 736) Oedipus feels restless after this and must know the truth so he also visits an oracle. When he visits, he learns the prophecy, but thinking that Polybus and Merope are his real parents, he flees from Corinth. For Oedipus, visiting the…

refreshing to read the entirety of Bible books in this study, and doing so with 1 Corinthians was no exception. My main takeaway from reading Paul 's letter can be summed up in this question: Where is your focus? The culture that Paul was writing to in Corinth was very self-absorbed; highly concerned with their own customs, traditions, methods, beliefs, and desires. It is clear, however, that Paul was yearning for this people group to live unto something far beyond themselves. Paul wanted the…

The battle of Shiloh was the bloodiest battle thus far of the Civil War. Beginning on April 6, 1862 in Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee and lasting just two days, more than twenty thousand confederate and union soldiers lost their lives. The violent battle was critical for General Ulysses S. Grant and the union because it secured the Mississippi waterway. It also demonstrated just how much grit it was going to take to win the war. America had never seen so much bloodshed in a single battle. It…

The castalian spring is where the water used to wash the temple of Apollo came from. This is where Pythia and the temple staff washed. The castalian fountain was built near the ancient route around 600-590 BC. The Delphi stadium was built in the 5th BC and it was used during the Pythian and Panhellenic games for the athletic events and music festivals occurring. The Delphi stadium could seat about 6500 spectators. The Delphi Theatre was built in the 4th B.C. The Delphi theater can accommodate…