Oedipus the King Character Map
by: Edgar Alcantar
LAIUS
laius was the great grandson of cadmus he was the biological father of oedipus and was married to jocasta. he was killed in the cross road outside thebas. He was a religious pilgram
oedipus
oedipus was the son of laius he was sent to kill as an infant but instead was given to kin polbus and queen merope.
he later on went to thebes escaping the faith that came from the oracle of apollo. and ended up defeating the riddle of sphix and marrying his mother jocasta without knowing.
he later on went to thebes escaping the faith that came from the oracle of apollo. and ended up defeating the riddle of sphix and marrying his mother jocasta without knowing.
cadmus
cadmus was the great grandfather of Laius.
jocasta
jocasta was the biological mother of oedipus he gave him away and later on ended up marrying him having kids with him.
king polbus & queen melope
king polbus & queen melope were the step parents of oedipus who they had recieved by a maid.
sphnix
sphnix a winged monster with the head of a woman and the body of a lion who kills all who fail to answer her riddle. he was killed by oedipus who solved his riddle.
antigone & ismeale
antigone & ismeale eteocleus & polynices were the two daughters of jocasta and oedipus.
eteocleus & polynices
eteocleus & polynices were the two sons of jocasta and oedipus.