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| Who is the King of Thebes? | Laius |
| Who is the father of Oedipus? | Laius |
| Who is the mother of Oedipus? | Jocasta |
| It is prophesied that Oedipus will Kill his father. Who is ths? | Lauis |
| Who does Oedipus Marry? | Jocasta |
| Who was supposed to take the baby Oedipus to the mountains to die? | a Shepherd |
| To whom is Oedipus given to be raised? | Polybus of Corinth |
| What is the name of the prophet? | Oracle of Delphi |
| What is Delphi? | An important shrine in Greece believed to be the center of the world. |
| Why does Oedipus leave Corinth? | The Oracle of Delphi prophesies that he will kill his father and marry his mother, and he believes Polybus is his father. |
| What does Oedipus learn when vistis Delphi? | The prophesy |
| Who Is the Queen of Thebes? | Jocasta, Oedipus's mother |
| What does Oedipus do when he discovers that the prophecy is fulfilled? | He blinds himself and give Creon the Power. |
| What are the names of Oedipus's four Children? | Polyneices, Eteocles, Antigone, Ismene |
| Which brother refuses to give up the crown of Thebes? | Eteocles |
| What is the riddle of the Sphinx? | The riddle is: What travels on four feet in the morning, two at midday, and three in the evening? |
| What does Oedipus find when he first enters Thebes as a young man? | He finds a Sphinx. |
| What reward is given Oedipus for solving the riddle of the Sphinx? | He is given in Kingship of Thebes; he marries the Queen of Thebes |
| How does Oedipus discover that the prophesy has been fulfilled? | The city of Thebes suffers a plague, which the oracle claims is the result of the murder of Laius. In the attempt to discover the murderer all of the past is revealed. |
| Why does Polyneices attack Thebes? | Polyneices attacks Thebes because... |
| Where do Polyneices and Eteocles fight one another? | At the Seventh Gate of Thebes |
| What happens when Polyneices and Eteocles fight one another? | The kill one another |
| Who becomes king following the deaths of Eteocles and Polyneices? | Creon |
| What is Oedipus's error? | He attempts to defy fate; however, in the end and in error, he fulfills the prophesy. |
| What is Laius's error? | He defies fate. |
| What is the error of Polyneices and Eteocles? | The are too selfish to settle their differences peacefully. |
| What is a sphinx? | A winged lion with the head of a woman |
