Oedipus and Antigone Review

Laius

• Biological Father of Oedipus

• Jocasta's brother

• Oedipus' daugthers

• Adopted father of Oedipus

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Polybus

• Adopted father of Oedipus

• King of Thebes

• Biological Father of Oedipus

• Brother of Jasta

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Sophocles

• Author of Oedipus Rex
• Oedipus' wife and mother
• Jocasta's brother
• King of Thebes

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Antigone and Ismene

• Oedipus' daugthers

• Oedipus' wife and mother

• The authors of the play

• Creon's daughters

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Creon

• Jocasta's brother

• King of Thebes

• Oedipus' wife and mother

• Oedipus' brother

• The blind prophet

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Jocasta

• Oedipus' wife and mother

• Oedipus' daugthers

• The author of the play

• Oedipus' "bruncle"

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Teiresias

• Blind prophet

• King of Thebes

• Oedipus' wife and mother

• Saved Oedipus from death

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Oedipus left Corinth, the home of his youth, in an effort to avoid

• fulfilling a terrible prophecy

• having his ankles pinned together

• participating in the great war

• finding out the true identity of his parents

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What is Creon's defense against the accusations against him?

• He wouldn't want to be king since he already shares power.
• He was visiting the Oracle at Delphi when the murder occurred.
• Laius was his brother-in-law and he would never hurt family.
• Jocasta forbade him from harming Laius after their marriage.

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What do you call a monster with a human head and chest, the body of a lion and eagle wings?

• Sphinx

• unicorn

• dragon

• idk

• kms

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