Oedipus the King Character Map
By Arlette Duarte
Antigone & Ismene
Antigone and Isemene are the daughters of Oedipus and Jocasta.
Cadmus
Cadmus is the guy who slew the dragon and was instructed to make a city out of the dragons teeths.
Corinth
Corinth is where Oedipus was raise with his adoptive parents King Polybus and Queen Merope.
Creon
Creon is the brother of Jocasta. He's also the brother-in-law of Oedipus. He's also went to the Oricle of Apollo to find out what they can do when tragedy happen the secon time.
Eteocles and Polynices
Eteocles and Polynices are the sons of Oedipus and Jocasta.
Jocasta
Jocasta is the mother od Oedipus. But still married his son Oedipus due to the reason that Jocasta didnt know that was him.
King Polybus
King Polybus is Oedipus father the one who raised him.
Laius
Laius is Oedipus father. He gave Oedipus away because the Oracle of Apollo told him he was gonna get killed by his son. But at the end he did die due to the reason of a batte.
Oedipus
Oedipus is the child who was giving to a poor family and then given to a rich family who couldn't have any children. King Polybus and Queen Merope are his parents who rasied him. King Laius and Queen Jocasta are the paernts who gave him away.
Oracle of Apollo
This is were the people go find out whats gonna happen in the future.
Queen Merope
Queen Merope is Oedipus mother who raised him.
Sophocles
He is the person who wrote this story.
Sphinx
A Sphinx is a creater that has a head of a women, body of a lion and, wings of a monster. It eats people who ever doesn't solve her riddle.
Thebes
Thebes is where Oedipus was born at and ended up ruling.