WSHS - Eng 10 - 2nd Period - Oedipus Terms and Characters
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| Thebes | the city where Oedipus lives as king
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| 2nd Messenger | delivered the news of Jocasta’s death
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| Sophocles | the author of the play
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| Oedipus | the tragic hero of the play
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| Jocasta | Oedipus’ biological mother
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| Apollo | the Greek god Oedipus blamed for his trouble
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| Antigone | daughter of Oedipus
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| chorus | group/character that represents the public
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| Creon | Jocasta’s brother
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| Polybus | Oedipus’ adopted father
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| brooch | object that Oedipus blinded himself with
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| Teiresias | the blind prophet whom Oedipus threatens
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| Merope | Oedipus’ adopted mother
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| Athens | the city where the author is from
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| crosswords | place where the king of Thebes was killed
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| herdsman | Oedipus tortured this person into talking
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| blight | a word that means “plague”
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| Laius | Oedipus’ biological father
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| Dionysus | the Greek god whom plays were written fo
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| Sphinx | winged creature with lion’s head/woman’s body
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| Corinth | the city where Polybus was king
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