Oedipus the King Character Map
By Isaias Pride
Sophocles
- Sophocles who was born in Colonus, Greece
- Sophocles was born into a wealthy family
- His dad provided him with an education
- Died at the age 92
Laius
- Laius is the grandson of Cadmus
- Laius was married to Jocasta and is the real father of Oedipus
- He was the a king
Oracle Of Apollo
- Oracle of Apollo is an area we it predicts things
- He told Laius that his son was going to kill him
Jocasta
- Jocasta is the wife of Laius king
- she gave her son away and married her son
Corinth
- Corinth is a place
- Corinth is home to king King Polybus and Queen Merope
King Polybus
- King Polybus is the king of Corinth
- He is the father of Oedipus
Queen Merope
- She is the queen of corinth
- She is the mother of Oedipus
Oedipus
- Oedipus is the son to the king and queen of Corinth
- He marries his mother and killed is original father
- Oedipus was given away from his original parents
Sphinx
- It attacked the city
- Oedipus killed it by solving the riddle
Antigone and Ismene
- They are Oedipus daughters
- they mother is oedipus is mother
Eteocles and Polynices
- they were the sons Oedipus
Creon
- Is the brother of Oedipus
- He has to go to the Apollo