Oedipus the king character Map
By Ruby Dicochea
Oedipus
Oedipus
Oedipus is the biological son of Lauius & 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.
Laius
King Laius is the biological father of Oedipus, He is the married to Jocasta. The king and Queen heard that Oedipus was going to kill him and marry Jocasta so they ordered someone to kill Oedipus but it didn't really turn out that way.
Jocasta
Queen Jocasta is the biological mother of Oedipus, she is married to King Laius. She and the King ordered for Oedipus to get killed as a baby so he wouldn't kill Laius as he grew up.
King Polybus and Queen Merope
They are the King and Queen of Corinth, they adopted Oedipus as a baby since his biological parents wanted him to get killed.
Corinth
This is where King Polybus and Queen Merope live, also where Oedipus lives.
Sophocles
Is the author of the story.
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. If someone solves it she will kill herself and in this story Oedipus was the only one who solved it so she killed herself.
Oracle of Apollo
This is where you are told what is going to happen in your future. This gave Lauis and Jocasta the prediction that Oedipus was going to kill Lauis and marry Jocasta.
Antigone & Ismene, and two sons, Eteocles & Polynices.
Oedipus and Jocasta get married and have kids of their own. Antigone & Ismene, and his two sons, Eteocles & Polynices.