Sphinx

One of the main aspects why Oedipus leads himself towards his inevitable fate is his immoderate amount of pride. He gains this pride when he solves the riddle of the sphinx. This is when his hubris swells and leads to Oedipus believing that he is capable of solving anything. When he arrives at Thebes he is determined to find out whom the murder of Laius was committed by. He proclaims, “I curse myself as well… if by any chance he proves to be on intimate of our household.” This shows how Oedipus’…

in the mountains. Not only is Oedipus noble in his birth and upbringing, he is additionally noble in action. He is noble in action because he leaves upon finding out that he wants to harm his father as well as later on answering the riddle of the Sphinx, once arriving in Thebes. Othello, on the other hand, is noble only by his actions. He is a Moor and an outsider, yet he is accepted by the Venetian people because of his job as general of the Venetian army. It is his rank, with the army,…

appeared in Thebes, I was very happy, the happiest I have been in years. He was the perfect king to replace Laius, he was our city's savior. Anyone to love was better than Laius. Laius was useless and too afraid to attempt to save our city from the Sphinx. Laius was going to let our city die, but along came a person willing to save us, and he was my son. I do not know how I truly feel about Oedipus. On one hand, I am proud of my son. I am proud that he had the courage to answer the Sphinx's…

Ladies and gentlemen of Thebes, as we all know Oedipus once reigned over Thebes as its king and was chosen to be the next king of Corinth. He solved the dreaded Sphinx’s riddle, ending its terror. Now he is is looked down upon as a degenerate as well as accused of patricide and incest all over Greece. Oedipus does not warrant such treatment and incrimination after his heroic acts. A prophecy is considered to be a predetermined fate which no one, mortal or immortal, can understand nor…

Oedipus hate a harsh fate of killing his father and having children with his wife yet he could have avoided this very harsh fate easily and had multiple chances throughout the course of his life. Oedipus could had avoid his fate while he was still in Corinth, while he was traveling on the road, or found the city of Thebes. There are three events in this places that pushed him even further on his path of his fate. In Corinth, Oedipus found out that he had a prophecy to kill the father that begot…

Goatherd” and “ The Little Boy and Fortune” they all deal with pride and hiding things from everyone. You can have too much pride and if you try and hide something it will always come out in the end. Oedipus solved a riddle that the Sphinx had given him the Sphinx when he answered it correctly she went and killed herself. When Oedipus was born he had a fate that he shall kill his father and marry his mother. So, Oedipus biological parents gave him to the shepherd to hang him by his legs…

Oedipus, the extraordinary hero who rescued countless lives from the wrath of the Sphinx, actually ends up confronting a miserable end. Oedipus, once a prideful, respected being, commits sinful actions by murdering his father and marrying his mother, without his awareness. He discovers that the prophecy by Apollo is true; he does end up killing his father and sharing his bed with his mother. “And you, his wife, I’ve touched your body with these, the hands that killed your husband cover you with…

Beowulf’s Bravery Beowulf, in the famous medieval poem of the same name, is the courageous and mighty protagonist in the story. He is a fierce warrior that is much beloved by his people and followers, as well as those he has helped through the years with vanquishing monsters and such. With every challenge that comes his way and through every battle he partakes in, he shows a tremendous amount of bravery, something that is most admired knowing the danger he constantly places himself in. There…

Oedipus, the king of Thebes, is one of the most powerful and influential of individuals. Despite this, he lacked the ability to change his fate and live the lifestyle he wanted. His destiny was predetermined by the gods who created him. His future was also set, as he will, unknowingly, kill his father, Laius, and have intercourse with his mother, Jocasta. From the beginning, he was an unwanted child with a sealed fate that scared both his father and mother. When Oedipus said, “Apollo told me…

The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds some of the most influential and historic art work. One famous painting, Oedipus and the Sphinx by Gustave Moreau was created in 1864. Gustave Moreau was a French painter born on April 6, 1826 and died on April 18, 1898. His painting, Oedipus and the Sphinx is 6′ 9″ x 3′ 5″ in dimension and the medium used was oil paint on canvas. His famous painting was first exhibited at the French Salon of 1864 and has became a successful piece to this day and was the…