OEDIPUS REX Part 1 Review 1 Current king

OEDIPUS REX Part 1 Review

1. ■Current king of Thebes, solved the riddle of Sphinx

2. ■Former King of Thebes, killed on the highway; it was foretold his son would kill him

3. ■Queen of Thebes, wife of Oedipus, doesn’t believe in prophecies

4. ■City where there is a plague and the people are suffering because the murderer of their old king, Laius has not been found.

5. ■Sent to the oracle at Delphi, accused of treason, says he doesn’t want to be king

6. ■A blind prophet, tell Oedipus that he is the murderer

7. ■The son will grow up to kill his father and marry his mother. Also, the reason why Oedipus left Corinth.

8. ■Speaks for the people of Thebes, offers wise advice

9. ■This is the place where the oracle is located

10. ■The people of Thebes pray to this god for help most often.

11. ■These are Oedipus’s adoptive parents

12. ■At the beginning of the play, Oedipus does not know he is the murder.

13. ■This monster plagued the city of Thebes. She had the head of woman, the body of a lion and the wings of an eagle.

14. ■Asked to go away when he found out Oedipus was the new king; the one survivor of King Laius’s murder

15. ■The people of Thebes

16. ■In the beginning of the play, asks Oedipus to help the people. He serves the gods in a temple.

17. ■Tells Oedipus he might be adopted