Character ID
King of Thebes during a plague
Who is Oedipus?
The opening word of The Iliad names the theme of Achilles’ __________.
What is rage?
The sentry angers Creon by reporting this action.
What is the burial of Polynices?
The city of Thebes suffers from this disaster at the beginning of the play.
What is a plague?
Glory earned through deeds and legacies.
What is kleos?
Emotional mother's boy.
Who is Achilles?
The quarrel between Achilles and Agamemnon demonstrates this dangerous force.
What is pride?
Antigone defies Creon because she believes this outweighs human law.
What are the Laws of the Gods?
This prophet reveals the truth Oedipus refuses to accept.
Who is Teiresias?
The reciprocal value shown between guest and host.
What is Xeina?
Breaker of Horses
This god advocates for Hector's body to be taken away from Achilles' wrath
Who is Apollo?
Creon’s final realization is that he chose this for too long.
What is pride?
Oedipus seeks this person, not realizing he himself fits the description.
Who is the murderer of King Laios?
This warrior exhibited aristeia - a hero's best day in combat - by fighting the gods in Book V of the Iliad.
Who is Diomedes?
Betrayed filial piety in the name of the law.
Who is Creon?
Hector's informal title at the end of the Iliad.
What is breaker of horses?
Haimon argues that the citizens pity Antigone because they see her as this.
What is righteous?
Oedipus has this, then loses it. Teiresias never had this, but always has this.
What is sight?
The Iliad beginning in the 10th year of the Trojan war is an example of this literary device
What is in medias res?
Both Ajax's official names.
Who are Oelian Ajax and Telamonian Ajax?
The name of the former prisoner of Achilles, killed by him in the river Xanthus.
Who is Lycaon?
This character both comforts and condemns Antigone as she's being thrown into prison by Creon.
Who is the Choragos?
Oedipus blinds himself with these specific pins used for keeping dresses from falling.
What are brooches?
DAILY DOUBLE (The selecting team may wager up to 500 points on this question)
The four qualities of a tragic hero archetype.
What are
1. they are of a royal or high status
2. they are not not fully virtuous or villanous (morally grey)
3. they must have a hamartia (a fatal flaw related to hubris)
4. their downfall caused by the hamartia must invoke fear or pity (catharsis)?