oedipus the king character map
ivan molina
questions
1. How is this character/place connected to other characters?
2. What is this character's job?
3. What did this character did before the play started?
Sophocles
He is the author of the play.
Thebes
Thebes was founded by a man named Cadmus.
Cadmus
cadmus is the one who defeted the dragon to find the city thebes
Laius
laius is the king that is killed by his son and was the king of thebes
Oracle of Apollo
its the temple of tuth and its where everyone gose to see there future
Jocasta
she is the one that her son marries her and she is queen of thebes and wife of laius
Corinth
that is the city where oedipus is from and grow up.
King Polybus
he is the king of corinth and the adopted father of oedipus.
Queen Merope
she is the queen of corinth and the adopted mother of oedipus.
Oedipus
oedipus is son of laius and jocasta and he was adopted by polybus and marope. He was married with her mother when he killed his father. He killed sphinx and was a king.
Sphinx
is a monster with the head of a woman body of a lion and two wings.
Antigone & Ismene
Oedipus and Jocasta daughters.
Eteocles and Polynices
Oedipus and Jocasta sons.
Creon
brother-in-law of Oedipus