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Oedipus Rex (The King). Sophocles 495 BC - 406 BC. 2 nd great Greek Tragedian Wrote 123 total plays, winning many prizes Actors, characters, chorus The perfect tragedy?. Consulting the Oracle. Delphi Prophecy’s Direct messages from the God’s (Apollo). The Oedipus Myth. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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OEDIPUS REX (THE KING)

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Sophocles 495 BC - 406 BC 2nd great Greek

Tragedian Wrote 123 total plays,

winning many prizes Actors, characters,

chorus The perfect tragedy?

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Consulting the Oracle Delphi Prophecy’s Direct messages

from the God’s (Apollo)

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The Oedipus Myth Oedipus is the son

of Laius and Jocasta of Thebes

A father’s prophecy

What would you do?

Fate Intervenes

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The Oedipus Myth Swollen Foot Oedipus’s prophecy What would you do?

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The Oedipus Myth Oedipus leaves

Corinth The Sphinx in

Thebes Laius leaves Thebes

to consult the Oracle

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The Oedipus Myth The place where

three roads meet Hamartia

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Oedipus and the Sphinx The Sphinx is a mythical

beast consisting of a woman’s head, wings, and a lion’s body

Guarding Thebes

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Oedipus and the Sphinx Oedipus encounters

the sphinx and is given the riddle:What goes on

four legs in the morning, on two legs at noon, and on three legs in the evening?

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Oedipus and the Sphinx “MAN” Liminality (Threshold) Oedipus frees Thebes The Reward Oedipus: The Baby

Daddy