Oedipus the king character map.
By Dan Saenz and julian arroyave
Corinth
is a city and former municipality in Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Corinth, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.[2] It is the capital of Corinthia.
Oracle of Apollo
the oracle at Delphi where a priestess supposedly delivered messages from Apollo to those who sought advice; the messages were usually obscure or ambiguous.
Jocasta
was a daughter of Menoeces, a descendant of the Spartoi, and Queen consort of thebes, Greece. She was the wife of first Laius, then of their son Oedipus, and both mother and grandmother of Antigone, Eteocles, Polynices and Ismene. She was also sister of Creon and mother-in-law of Haimon.
Sphinx
Sphinx is a mythical creature with, as a minimum, the body of a lion and a human head. In Greek tradition, it has the haunches of a lion, sometimes with the wings of a great bird, and the face of a human.
Antigone and Ismene
Ismene is Antigone Lite. She first puts in an appearance along with her sister at the end of Oedipus the king. Both girls seem to be symbolic of the legacy of shame left by Oedipus's mistakes.
Creon
Is a figure in Greek mythology best known as the ruler of Thebes in the legend of Oedipus. He had four sons and three daughters with his wife.