Thebes, Egypt

The tragic flaw that seems to plague Oedipus was hubris and anger that causes him to make horrific errors in judgment. This excessive anger can be seen as it led to irrational behavior in him unknowingly killing his birth father, King Laïos, at the crossroads on the way to Thebes, marking this event a critical link that leads to Oedipus' downfall. As said in the article, “Philosophic Meaning in Oedipus Rex,” “The flaw of Oedipus is that his ability to think is impeded by a certain rashness, which is related to some degree with too much involvement with power and its subtly corrupting and alienating influences” (Coughanowr, p. 60). Oedipus’s anger results in his irrational decision of killing King Laïos, as well as the servants that were with him. Furthermore, Oedipus’s excessive pride, hubris, provokes an outburst of anger when Kreon and Teiresias attempt to help him solve the murder of King Laïos. Oedipus allows his pride and anger to overtake him: “Do you think I do not know That you plotted to kill me, plotted…

with new political organization after the end of the Peloponnesian War, a type of federalism emerged that united groups of Greek settlements in several geographic areas including Messenia, Boeotia, and Thessaly. These federations, along with the remaining independent poleis and the rest of Greece, soon encountered a new issue resulting from the rise of Philip of Macedon to the north. While federalism was certainly a civilizational advancement for the Greeks, its existence, regardless of how far…

Creon was settled in a difficult situation. He turned out to be the King of Thebes after King Louis and Oedipus had died. By taking all the power of the empire Creon acted as not the real person he really was. The pressure given to Creon for such position took him to have a radical change in his mind. Creon did not have the ability to not lose control of his own person. The influence of pride and wisdom provoke Creon to act incorrectly. Incorrect actions lead Creon to meet tragedies. Creon…

Phaedo describes the moments before Socrates’ death to Echecrates; telling him about Socrates’ thoughts on the immortality of the personal soul. Phaedo ends by Socrates drinking poison and saying his final words to his dear friend Crito. Socrates teaches much about the nature of the personal soul, virtue, learning, and knowledge, however the Phaedo suggests these doctrines are intending to not be Socrates’ legacy. These suggestions are Socrates’ words to Cebes, his advice to his friends, and his…

Karnak In researching information about Karnak, a city complex in Egypt, I continued to ask myself what Karnak is, who built it and when , and why was it built. I would like to share my findings with you. What was Karnak? Karnak was a city with many temples built over 2000 years dedicated to the Theban triad of Amun, Mut, and Khonsu. And was also known as “The most selected place” by the ancient Egyptians. It was also the largest religious building complex covering about 200 acres which…

Cynicism Introduction: Who are the Cynics? The word “cynic” derives from Ancient Greek meaning “dog-like” or “dog”. The philosophy group of Cynics’ beliefs and actions resembles what a dog would think or do, because they live an indifferent way of life. Another way to put this is that the cynics sustained their human behaviour by the motivation entirely of self-interest. An example would be Diogenes of Sinope, who was a dominant figure of the story of Cynicism as there are many stories about his…

curse has fallen upon the city of Thebes, King Oedipus sends Creon, his brother-in-law to seek advice from the god Apollo. Creon returns with the news that the curse can only be lifted if the murderer of former king Laius is identified and either banished or killed. Without much thought, Oedipus makes it his responsibility to discover who committed the murder many years ago and banish them from Thebes forever. It is then suggested to Oedipus that he must speak with the blind prophet Teiresias…

On the day of his birth, Sandepidis, son of Muzaine the leader of the revolt in Madagascar and the ghost of ancient Queen Beatrise, was removed from Madagascar and banished to Mozambique in Southeast Africa. For it was King Pterniusaka’s fear of the potential power embezzled in this child and the threat he may pose to his tyrannical rule that possessed Pterniusaka to order the banishment. On that same brutally hot day in 499 CE, Pterniusaka ordered his men to capture Muzaine, and to bring him…

These words were spoken by Kreon in Sophocles’ play, Oedipus the King. The recipient of these words was none other than Oedipus himself, the king of Thebes and Kreon’s brother-in-law. At this point in the plot, Kreon had just returned from the Oracle of Delphi, where he sought answers concerning Apollo’s plague, which was destroying Thebes. For the plague to end, Apollo orders the city to be cleansed. This requires either the exile or execution of the murderer of Laios, Thebes’ former king.…

Oedipus, the king of Thebes, is told by his priest that a plague has come to their city. Taking action, Oedipus sends Creon, his brother-in-law, to Delphi to ask Apollo for help. Creon comes back with a message: the murderer of Laius must be caught and brought to justice to cure the plague. Oedipus ordered Tiresias to come to Thebes to ask him about the murder. He protested against telling Oedipus what he knew, and Oedipus started calling him names and insulting him. Then he accuses Tiresias and…