Oedipus the king Character Map
By Dominique Harris
Sophocles
Sophocles is the author of Oedipus the king.
Thebes
Thebes is the setting for Sophocles story.
Cadmus
Cadmus is the founder of Thebes who slew a dragon and constructed a city from the dragons teeth.
Laius
Laius is the great grandson of Cadmus and got a prophecy from The Oracle Of Apollo that his son will kill him and marry his wife and gave his son Oedipus up.
Oracle of apallo
The Oracle of Apollo is a place were Laius got a prophecy about his son.
Jocasta
Married to Laius and gave away her infant son to be killed by one of her servant by being left by a mountain side because of the prophecy from the oracle of Apollo.
King polybus
Adoptive father to Oedipus also named him husband to queen marope. king of Corinth.
queen marope
Adoptive mother to Oedipus also named him wife to king polybus. Queen of Corinth.
oedipus
The biological son of Laius and Jocasta adopted by queen marope and king polybus. has a curse on him that he will kill his father and marry his mother.
Sphinx
a monster that tells riddles if you don't answer the riddle right she would kill you. Oedipus answered her riddle correctly and she killed her self. she resided in Thebes.
Antigone & Ismene
the daughters of Oedipus and Jocasta
Eteocles & Polynices
Oedipus and Jocasta son