Oedipus the king
By: Jenepher Cortez
Sophocles
He is the author of the story
Oedipus
Oedipus is the biological son of Laius & Jocasta, he is the adopted son of Polybus & Merope. Oedipus is married to Jocasta. Oedipus is the king of Thebes. Oedipus killed his father, married his mother, and solved the riddle of the Sphinx
Cadmus
Cadmus was the founder of Thebes. He slew a dragon and was told to sow the dragons teeth to make a city.
Antigone & ismene
they were the two daughters of jocasta and oedipus.
Eteocles & Polynices
They are the two sons of Oedipus and Jocasta
Creon
He is Jocasta's brother, Oedipus sends him to the Oracle Of Apollo to ask how to lift the blight.
Thebes
Where the play took place
Lauis
Lauis is the king of Thebes and is also the father of Oedipus
Jocasta
Queen of Thebes wife of Oedipus, and also the biological mother of Oedipus and mother of 4 children.
Sphinx
The sphinx is a winged monster with the head of a woman the body of a lion and kills any who fail to answer her riddle. Only man who defeated her was Oedipus
King Polybus
King of Corinth and adoptive father of Oedipus
Queen Merope
Queen of Corinth & adoptive mother of Oedipus.She cant have kids
Oracle of Apollo
Where people go to get there questions answered and a solution
Corinth
where king polybus and queen merope rule