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Final -- Oedipus the King, or, "Mommy always liked you best"

Play it several times as there are more questions than appear in one or two sessions

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Founded ThebesCadmus
Sowed Dragon's teeth at ThebesCadmus
Born of dragon's teeth, they formed the ancestors of ThebesSpartoi
Oedipus' fatherLaius
Oedipus' motherJocasta
Oedipus' wifeJocasta
Oedipus' daughters (er, sisters) were Antigone and ______Ismene
Oedipus' sons (excuse me, "brothers") were Eteocles and _______Polynices
He ruled Thebes immediately after Oedipus' departureCreon
Blind prophet, fought with OedipusTiresias
The main play, "Oedipus Tyrannus" for this myth was written bySophocles
She buried her brother and died for her effortsAntigone
He loved Antigone and died with her in a caveHaemon
Creon's sonHaemon
Would not help her sister, Antigone, bury their brotherIsmene
The first of Oedipus's sons to rule, he refused to give up powerEteocles
Eteocles's brother, he attacked Thebes when Eteocles would not relinquish powerPolynices
Antigone buries her brother namedPolynices
He wrote the play "Antigone"Sophocles
Haemon's father?Creon
Ismene is Oedipus's daughter and _____sister
Poynices is Ismene'sbrother
Jocasta is Oedipus's wife and ___mother
Creon is what relation to Oedipusbrother in law
Eteocles is Antigone's ______brother
Eteocles is Jocasta's _____son
Eteocles is Oedipus's son and ________brother
When Cadmus founded Thebes he was looking for whom?Europa
Europa's child with Zeus?Minos, king of Crete
Cadmus' wife?Harmonia
Cadmus' son, who succeeded him as king?Polydorus


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