Oedipus The King names & Places
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Oedipus
oedipus is the main character. oedipus is the biological son of king lauis & Queen Jocasta: he was adopted by king polybus and queen merope. oedipus marries jocasta, his biological mother and becomes the king of thebes. He solved the riddle of the sphinx, killed his father and married his mother
King Lauis
He is the great grandson of cadmus, he went to the oracle of apollo for his prediction and said that his son will kill him, he sent his servant to go kill his son
Queen Jocasta
Jocasta is the mother of oedipus, and king lauis wife she gave her infant son to her servant to get killed because she was afraid he was going to kill king lauis.
King Polybus
King Polybus was the king of corinth, he also was the man that adopted oedipus, he raised him as his son he named him oedipous because of his messed up feet.
Queen Merope
She is oedipous adoptive mother, she treats him like his son just like the king
Cadmus
He is the great grandfather of king lauis, he slew the dragon and used his teeth to sow the city of thebes all by himself
Eteocles and polynices
They are the two sons of oedipus, which he had with queen jocasta(his mother)
Antigone and ismene
They are the two daughters of oedipus, which he had with queen Jocasta(his mother)
Creon
He is oedipus brother in law and also his advisor.
Sophocles
The man who wrote the play of oedipus, which he wrote the ending of it
sphinx
a winged monster with the head of a woman and the body of a lion who kills all who fail to answer her riddle.
Oracle of Apollo
A future teller that gives advice to everyone and is mostly correct
City of Corinth
Place where king polybus and queen merope rulled
Town of thebes
Birthplace of oedipus and where king lauis and queen jocasta rulled