Oedipus the King Character Map
By: Esmeralda Baez
Polybus and Merope
King and Queen of Corinth and adoptive parents of Oedipus. Polybus died later on from natural causes. Oedipus left Merope because he was destined to sleep with his mother, he thought Merope was his mother so he left because he didn't want to go through that.
Antigone & Ismene
Oedipus' daughters. Oedipus left Creon in charge of them.
Polynices and Eteocles
Polynices and Eteocles are the Son's of Oedipus and Jocasta. After Oedipus was expelled from Thebes he left his sons to rule. They didn't rule peacefully, as a result they ended up killing each other in battle.
Thebes
A city in Boeotia, in Central Greece. Oedipus is the king of Thebes.
Corinth
Oedipus' childhood home.
Oracle of Apollo
He was a source of prophetic opinion. He predicts Oedipus will kill his own father.
Sophocles
Sophocles a very popular play writer in ancient Greece. Born in B.C near the city of Athens.He lived up to be 90 years old. His arts and plays are still very known today and in most of his education his father had a great impact.
Laius
Laius was the King of Thebes, married to Jocasta. He was killed by mistake by his own son Oedipus but in the begging of the story it was said he died on a crossroad.
Jocasta
Jocasta was queen of Thebes, married to Laius. Who ended up marring her own son Oedipus without knowing that he was her son. She was also Creon's sister
Oedipus
King of Thebes, a very tragic king. He was destined to be with his mother and kill his his father. He ended up mistakenly killing his father and marring his mother. In the beginning of the story her biological parents asked for him to be killed because of his destiny but instead was taken by a servant, then was given up for adoption. As Oedipus grew up he had know acknowledgment until later on in his life.
Sphinx
A female monster, with a body of a lion, the breast and head of a women, wings of an eagle and a serpent tail. She was sent by the gods to plague Thebes for ancient crime. She would kill all who didn't solve her riddle. Oedipus solved the riddle and she killed herself.
Creon
Brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Antigone who became king after Oedipus.