Enjoy access to millions of ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, and more from Scribd. at Delphi tells Cadmus to break off from the group and establish ", And so the play Antigone beginsThe Characters Creon: acting King of Thebes Eurydice: his wife Haemon: their son, and fianc of Antigone Antigone and Ismene: the daughters of Oedipus The Chorus and Leader: represent the voices of the citizens of Thebes and serve as advisors to Creon A Sentry: charged with guarding the body of Polyneices A Messenger Tiresias: the blind prophet of Thebes who can predict the future and interpret signs sent by the gods }, 61 Boadicea's warrior archetype leads her to fight the Romans and die if necessary. ", Cadmus and Harmonia were turned into serpents because he had killed the dragon of Ares. The wedding was a grand spectacle, with the gods, the Muses, and the Charites ("Graces") attending, among others. What would Cadmus come upon when he left Delphi? and. "@context": "http://schema.org", Your group members can use the joining link below to redeem their group membership. ", The oracle at Delphi warned him that his own son would kill him. Who tell the story of the Seven against Thebes? There, Laius fell in love with Pelops' son, Chrysippus. "description": "Continuing to believe that Polybus was his real father, Oedipus attempted to change his fate by vowing to banish himself from Corinth, never to return, so that he could not harm his father or mother. She was born fully grown from the head of Zeus. Haemon: their son, and fianc of Antigone, Antigone and Ismene: the daughters of Oedipus, The Chorus and Leader: represent the voices of the citizens of Thebes and serve as advisors to Creon, A Sentry: charged with guarding the body of Polyneices, Tiresias: the blind prophet of Thebes who can predict the future and interpret signs sent by the gods, Performed during festivals worshipping Dionysus, the god of wine, fertility, rebirth, Choral -- singing seems to have been an important part, a chorus of men (varied in size form 3 to 50) -- many think the choral song -- dithyramb-- was the beginnings of Greek drama (but origins are unclear), Closely associated with religion - stories based on myth or history, Most believe the chorus underscored the ideas of the play, provided point-of-view, and focused on issues of the play and implications of the action, established the play's ethical system, and participated in the action, Frequent use of messengers to relate information, Stories based on myth or history, but varied interpretations of events. You are going to kill your father. "description": "", The Oracle of Apollo at Delphi warned him not to have a son because that son was fated to kill his own father. What ways can ones destiny be predicted? "name": "And so the play Antigone begins", He usually suffers from hubris (Pride) as shown through hamartia (character flaw or error in judgment). Usually continuous time of action. After her }, 19 Who promised Oedipus that his grave-place would bring a mysterious blessing to the gods? Athens marched against the city to retrieve the dead bodies. "width": "800" In this plot, Laius thought that he could not be accused of killing the child because he did not directly do it himself. }, 29 the throne passes to Creon. Report DMCA. "contentUrl": "https://slideplayer.com/slide/1469048/4/images/28/Laius%E2%80%99+Return+to+Thebes.jpg", ", { "@type": "ImageObject", The house of Thebes was no more. During those times, women were forbidden from participating in theater roles. Construct a survey to measure attitudes toward a variety of possible speech subjects (such as the media, government, and the entertainment industry), and give the survey to several classes in your school. House of Thebes Summary. "@context": "http://schema.org", Meanwhile, in Argos, Adrastus, king of Argos, had learned from an oracle that he must "yoke his daughters to a boar and a lion." By the end of the play, the audience should be purged of pity and fear, so they go through a catharsis. The Argive armies were defeated and Thebes was victorious. "description": "Each person is given a personal allotment of unavoidable suffering. The Sphinx threw itself from a cliff and died. a place near Athens sacred to the Eumenides. Cadmus and Europa were descendants of the god Zeus (his great-great grandchildren). When Jocasta bore a son, Laius had his feet pinned together (to keep his ghost from walking) and ordered a shepherd to abandon the baby on Mount Cithaeron near Thebes. "@type": "ImageObject", Athena told him to plant the dragon\u2019s teeth in the earth. Temple of Apollo at Didyma }, 22 He sowed dragon's teeth into the ground at the advice of the god . { Oedipus and Antigone went to Colonus where Oedipus died. )", The souls of the unburied are not allowed to enter Hades, and are destined to walk the earth in torment. Europa, carried away by Zeus in the form of a bull, was pursued by her brother Cadmus who went to Delphi to ask where he could find her. "width": "800" "name": "Ares\u2019 Serpent When the place for the new city was determined, Cadmus decided to sacrifice the ox to the goddess Athena. Tiresias: the blind prophet of Thebes who can predict the future and interpret signs sent by the gods. Click here to review the details. The Oracle told Creon that Thebes could only be saved by revealing the killer of King Laius. His wife, Eurydice, became the queen. Circle each direct object. The Less Important Myths - Midas and Others, Part Six. ", Chryssipus was eventually murdered by the queen, who wanted her own sons to inherit the throne. Who did Adrastus beseech to allow the bodies of the Seven to be buried? "contentUrl": "https://slideplayer.com/slide/1469048/4/images/2/The+Three+Plays+of+the+Oedipus+Cycle.jpg", The fifth guard escaped and fled. Oedipus Becomes and AdultHe encountered a drunkard on the street who told him that Oedipus was not the true son of the king, and that he could not inherit the throne of Corinth. But Laius disregarded the oracle (further grounds for him to be punished by the gods) and eventually he and Jocasta conceived a son. Cadmus = Harmonia Europa (= Zeus) Polydorus (son of Cadmus) Labdacus (son of Polydorus) Laius (son of Labdacus)", Sphinx means the strangler. At the end of his servitude, he married Harmonia, the daughter of Ares and Aphrodite. She was born fully grown from the head of Zeus. Pity because the protagonist is better than we are, so we place ourselves into his position (empathy). }, 54 for a group? "contentUrl": "https://slideplayer.com/slide/1469048/4/images/58/Examples+of+Tragic+Masks.jpg", rushes out to his death. "width": "800" Antigone and Ismene: the daughters of Oedipus. "name": "", "name": "The Final Curse Oedipus promised to banish himself from Thebes, never to return. Acteon was turned into a stag by Artemis and then torn apart by his own dogs. The Sphinx asks, What creature goes on four feet in the morning, Happy Family Oedipus and Jocasta successfully ruled Thebes for many years. Eteocles would rule for the first year, then Polyneices would take over for the second year. (Women were not allowed to be in positions of power.) "@context": "http://schema.org", { You'll also receive an email with the link. He lured Chrysippus out of town and raped him, then fled back to Thebes as Pelops cursed him for his transgression. { What creature, the Sphinx asked him, What would happen if Polynieces' body was not buried? and Polyneices kill each other. { Theseus received him and buried him after his death. Hubris results in a tragic end or punishment. "contentUrl": "https://images.slideplayer.com/4/1469048/slides/slide_17.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://slideplayer.com/slide/1469048/4/images/46/Polyneices+Retaliates.jpg", "description": "He encountered a drunkard on the street who told him that Oedipus was not the true son of the king, and that he could not inherit the throne of Corinth. "@type": "ImageObject", him and marry his wife. "contentUrl": "https://slideplayer.com/slide/1469048/4/images/13/The+Abduction+of+Europa.jpg", He settled in Boeotia (named for the ox), and founded in this new land the city of Cadmea, later called Thebes. "@type": "ImageObject", 2. In Laiuss absence, Thebes is besieged by the Sphinx, The Sphinx is creature that has the body of a lion, the upper torso of a woman, and it has wings. "contentUrl": "https://slideplayer.com/slide/1469048/4/images/44/The+Final+Curse+Oedipus+promised+to+banish+himself+from+Thebes%2C+never+to+return..jpg", Cadmus and Europa were descendants of the god Zeus (his great-great grandchildren). Oedipus Who tell the story of the Seven against Thebes? Antigone followed her father as a guide. The gods took exception to the abduction (not to Laius love for Chryssipus) and set a curse on Laius that would last for three generations. The five Sparti had supernatural powers with which they helped Cadmus build the new city. Theseus honors Oedipus for his unwitting suffering, and the tortured What was all that was left of the old Thebes? A house with Disney-themed rooms ("Alice in Wonderland," "Mickey and Minnie," "Peter Pan" and "Winnie the Pooh") in Anaheim, California, is on the market . "name": "Laius Attempts to Change his Fate", 1 Oedipus by Sophocles. Who wrote plays about Oedipus and his children? The Phoenician princess Europa was carried off over the sea by a bull, and her father, Agenor, commanded his sons, including Cadmus, to find her. 68 terms. Placing oneself in a position of superiority over other. Ino leaped into the sea with Melicertes is her arms. His wife, Eurydice, became the queen. after a city, not a person. "description": "He sent some of his men to draw water from a spring (later called Dirce) belonging to Ares (the god of war). What did Creon want done with the brothers' bodies? Oedipus married his mother, Jocasta, and unknowingly fulfilled the second part of his fate. Polyneices RetaliatesPolyneices went to the city of Argos and acquired the aid of the Argive armies. When Oedipus is born, Laius leaves the child tied up on a mountain to die. Ismene came to him before he died. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that "description": "Examples of Tragic Masks", The Sphinx is creature that has the body of a lion, the upper torso of a woman, and it has wings. He suffers from a reversal of fortune or fall from high to low. "@type": "ImageObject", Antigone. "contentUrl": "https://images.slideplayer.com/4/1469048/slides/slide_22.jpg", It shows that she can break the rules for her principles, revealing that women are as capable as men. "contentUrl": "https://slideplayer.com/slide/1469048/4/images/14/What+Cadmus+Did%3A+Cadmus+searched+for+Europa+but+could+not+find+her..jpg", "width": "800" Later, Cadmeia was name of the citadel, while the entire city was renamed Thebes, named after Thebe, wife of Amphion. { Part One. These events took place approximately 200 years before the Trojan War. Although written thousands of years ago, it will hold your. "description": "She was depicted as crowned with a crested helm, armed with shield and spear, and wearing the snake-trimmed Aegis cloak wrapped around her breast and arm, adorned with the head of the Gorgon. Oedipus, in his shame, took the two brooches from Jocastas gown and plunged the pins into his eyes, thus blinding himself from the vision of what he had done. As Adrastus and the army approached Thebes, they sent Tydeus on ahead to try to talk Eteocles into abdicating the throne. "@type": "ImageObject", Creons Proclamation Creon had to save the city, so he proclaimed that anyone who could save Thebes from the Sphinx would be rewarded: 1. "name": "Cadmus The First King of Thebes", A messenger from Oedipus' old home in Thebes arrived and told them that he had gotten Oedipus from a wandering shepherd and the King of Corinth had raised him as his own. Where it lay down, it was fated that Cadmus would found a city and rule as its king. the situation. Treasury of the Athenians at DelphiAn Example of Greek Architecture "name": "Important Cities Pay attention to the next two maps. "name": "The Riddle and the Prize", Oedipus, in his shame, took the two brooches from Jocasta\u2019s gown and plunged the pins into his eyes, thus blinding himself from the vision of what he had done. Oedipus = Jocasta Haemon Menoeceus II. "@context": "http://schema.org", }, 42 The hero would become the king of Thebes. "contentUrl": "https://slideplayer.com/slide/1469048/4/images/47/During+the+Battle+Creon%E2%80%99s+son%2C+Menoeceus+II+sacrificed+his+life+so+that+Thebes+could+win+the+war..jpg", As Laius had no heir to the throne because he had disposed of his only son, Creon, the brother of Jocasta, the Queen, became the acting regent. "@type": "ImageObject", "@context": "http://schema.org", }, 27 }, 39 This family heirloom brought great misfortune to their descendants. "name": "", He was man without a homeland. Where was Oedipus held to be the son of the king Polybus? "description": "Oedipus the King. We're sorry, SparkNotes Plus isn't available in your country. Cadmus married Harmonia, the daughter of Aphrodite and Ares, and had four daughters and one son. The gods took exception to the abduction (not to Laius\u2019 love for Chryssipus) and set a curse on Laius that would last for three generations. { { }, 47 To use this website, you must agree to our, Antigone is the third play in the trilogy, but Sophocles wrote it. A Sentry: charged with guarding the body of Polyneices. Mythology lesson 2 jupiter (zeus) kelliemason . }, 15 "@context": "http://schema.org", "description": "Oedipus had to save the city, so he sent Creon to the Oracle of Apollo at Delphi to find out what had to be done. Horrified, he abandoned Corinth, and headed towards Thebes where he decided to try his luck as an exile. "@type": "ImageObject", He can never escape his fate, but he will insist upon accepting fate on his own terms. "@context": "http://schema.org", }, 10 Laius ordered a shepherd to take the baby and bind (or bolt) the babys feet so he could not walk, and then take the child to the mountains and abandon it. The answer is: C. One must follow one's own moral code, no matter the price. "description": "Antigone accompanied him on his journey; Ismene stayed in Thebes to look after his affairs. Semele, mother of Dionysus, was destroyed when Zeus came to her in all his glory with lightning and thunder. Tap here to review the details. ", He was man without a homeland. An exaggerated sense of pride or self-confidence, often accompanied by stubbornness and the refusal to listen to the reason of others. What was reported to have happened to the Laius? He settled in Boeotia (named for the ox), and founded in this new land the city of Cadmea, later called Thebes. What happende to the teeth Amred men came out and fought each other. "@type": "ImageObject", Nothing to the people - he only came to bury the dead, Capaneus, Polyneices, Parthenopaeus, Hippomedon, Tydeus, Adrastus, Amphiaurus, Atalanta's son - loved by many, kind, took joy in country's joy, Silent, reasoned with sword and shield, lofty soul, died with Polyneices. Men sprang up and all but five killed each other. Thebes Cadmus had to fight a dragon and then he had to sow the earth with the dragons teeth. GREEK THEATER Background Information for Antigone. "description": "Ultimately, the two shepherds who had been involved in Laius\u2019 plot to kill his son came forth and revealed their roles, and the truth that Oedipus was, in fact, the son of Laius, and that Jocasta was his mother. Laius abducted Chryssipus and was eventually arrested by Chryssipus half brothers. Argos and acquired the aid of the king Polybus at DelphiAn Example of Greek Architecture `` name '' ``... 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