Sphinx

At some point in our lives there comes a time that we see ourselves as superior to others. In Oedipus’ case, that was from the beginning of his time. As a young man, Oedipus was living the life of royalty and never really knew anything otherwise. Growing up in this kind of lifestyle shaped the way Oedipus viewed himself and interacted with others. Expressing attributes like excessive pride, overconfidence, and lack of judgement, Oedipus paves the way for his own destruction that affects not only…

1. PLOT is the “first principle,” the most vital piece of tragedy. Oedipus is a man who became king of thebes after defeating the monstrous sphinx that was plaguing the city. He is presented as a great man but as the story unfolds Oedipus is shown to violence and aggression as he approaches the truth of his life. Oedipus was left to die on mountains after it was revelead to his father the king of thebes that his son would kill him and sleep with his own mother. Oedipus is saved and raised by the…

stepped mastabas to create simple, triangular pyramids. The kings of the fourth dynasty began supervising some of the greatest structures in history. The pyramids of Khufu, Khefren, Menkaure, and the Great Sphinx are famous structure that were built in the fourth dynasty of the Old Kingdom. The Great Sphinx was proclaimed to vision, organizational power, and…

you pious fraud. Tell me, when did you ever prove yourself a prophet? When the Sphinx, that chanting Fury kept her death-watch here, why silent then, not a word to set our people free? There was a riddle, not for some passer-by to solve-it cried out for a prophet. Where were you? Did you rise to the crisis? Not a word, you and your birds, your gods-nothing. No, but I came by, Oedipus the ignorant, I stopped the Sphinx! With no help from the birds, the flight of my own intelligence hit the mark.”…

story about the noble king of Thebes. He was the “son” of Polybus and Merope, the rulers of Corinth. He found out that his prophecy was to kill his father and marry his mother. He tried to escape his fate by running off to Thebes. When he arrived, a Sphinx was sitting on the castle doors causing destruction…

all the events that occur in the Oedipus the King are a sequential series of events that occurred previously. Oedipus clearly demonstrates Aristotle's definition of a Tragic Hero because has done both good and bad. Oedipus has saved Thebes from the Sphinx, however, Oedipus has done evil as well. Oedipus killed his father and made himself blind. He also suffers greatly throughout the story he learns that he killed his father and his mother hangs herself when she learns of Oedipus killing his…

He has achieved great things; defeating the Sphinx and saving Thebes is an accomplishment to be proud of. And yet, often he is blinded by his pride, refusing to listen to any accusations made against him. When Creon attempts to defend himself against Oedipus’s charge of treason, Oedipus declares:…

a family and cannot do anything else besides accepting their tragic ends. The first big difference between the two leaders is the way in which they start to rule Thebes. Oedipus is traveling and finds himself in front of the Sphinx, a creature part human, part lion. The Sphinx eats every traveler who cannot solve her riddle. When…

Ancient Death and The Afterlife Death is a natural process that occurs to everybody, in one way or another. The afterlife is best defined as the place your soul goes after death. While seeming most plain and obvious, the Mesopotamians, Egyptians, and Hindus all believed different, yet similar things happened when a person passed away. Beginning with the Mesopotamians, they saw death as a sinful process. Although, the afterlife was glorious and your spirit would live on. Death for the Egyptians…

when Oedipus and Laius had a scuffle and Oedipus ended up killing Laius. 3. Why did not anyone investigate Laius murder at the time it happened? No one tried to find out why Laius was murderer because the city of Thebes was being terrorized by the sphinx, a mythical creature that specialized in riddles. 4. What was supposed to happen when the murderer would have been found? When the murderer would have been found he would…