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Who is Jocasta?
Lauis' wife and Oedipus' mother
What does Oedipus use to blind himself?
The brooches/pins from Jocastas dress.
What happens to Laius?
Oedipus unknowingly kills him on the journey to Thebes.
The name Oedipus translates to what?
"Swollen-footed"
Who is Polybus?
Oedipus' adoptive Father and the King of Cornith
Who is physically blind, but sees the truth?
Tiresias
How does Oedipus punish himself when he finds out the truth?
He gouged his eyes out.
What animals made up the body of the Sphinx?
Head of a women, body of a Lion, and the wings on and Eagle.
Who is Creon?
The brother-in-law and Uncle of Oedipus
What is the Oracle at Delphi?
Who people go to and ask questions when they seek the truth.
Why did Laius and Jocasta send Oedipus to Mt. Cithareon?
So he would die and not fulfill the prophecy.
What is the riddle Oedipus solves from the Sphinx?
What walks on four legs in the morning, two in the afternoon, and three in the evening?
Who is Tiresias?
The blind prophet who reveals the truth to Oedipus.
Who is the sighted man that cannot see the truth?
Oedipus
How does Oedipus threaten the people of Thebes before finding out he's the murderer?
Death for the family of the killer.
What god brought plague throughout Thebes?
Apollo
Who are the four children of Oedipus and Jocasta?
Antigone, Ismene, Polynices, and Eteocles.
What are two reasons Oedipus blinds himself?
He cannot be physically sighted and see the truth; he doesn't want to face his parents in the afterlife because he is sure he will be killed for what he has done.
Why does Jocasta hang herself?
She realizes that the truth will be seen by her son/husband and everyone else in Thebes.
Where was Oedipus born?
Thebes