theban geography
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Theban Geography. By Sarah Miller AP English 12 March 4 th , 2011. Important Locations. Thebes- where Oedipus rules and was born Corinth- where Oedipus grew up Colonus -small village where Oedipus dies Delphi- where the Oracle is Mt. Kithairon - where Oedipus was meant to die. Thebes. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Theban Geography
By Sarah MillerAP English 12
March 4th, 2011
Important Locations
• Thebes- where Oedipus rules and was born• Corinth- where Oedipus grew up• Colonus-small village where Oedipus dies• Delphi- where the Oracle is• Mt. Kithairon- where Oedipus was meant to
die
Thebes
• A main rival of Athens
• Key force in Greek history
• Famous for its silk during the Byzantine era
Corinth
• Prospered due to location on the Isthmus of Corinth• Corinth order, the
third type of column created here
Colonus• Sophocles’ place of
birth• On a hill north of
Athens
• One of the Attic demes Demes like
the suburbs of Athens
Delphi
• The holiest place in the world to the Ancient Greeks
• The home of the Oracle of Apollo
• Gases that can cause trances are found in the bedrock
Mt. Kithairon• Western section
of a mountain range Border
between Athens and Thebes
• Also spelled Cithaeron
References• http://www2.cnr.edu/home/bmcmanus/thebeshouse.html• http://www.lonelyplanet.com/maps/europe/greece/map_of_greece.jpg• http://www.sacred-destinations.com/greece/delphi• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToVeoUzhR0Q• http://piratesandrevolutionaries.blogspot.com/2010/08/blind-from-fate-summary-of-sop
hocles.html• http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/geography/g/120207Cithaeron.htm• http://en.academic.ru/dic.nsf/enwiki/41306• http://kevrekidis-photography.blogspot.com/2008/03/ancient-corinth-greece.html• http://www.travelpod.com/travel-photo/shannon/greece-2005/1129442760/dscn1355.j
pg/tpod.html• http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?R_menu=OFF&Dir=pseudochar&P
erson=oedipus&FileName=oedipus• http://www.grisel.net/ancient_agora.htm• http://www.fromoldbooks.org/Speltz-HistoryOfOrnament/016-ancient-greek-mosaic-bor
ders-9-hexagons-q75-500x420.jpg• http://www.notablebiographies.com/Sc-St/Sophocles.html• http://plato-dialogues.org/tools/attica.htm#demes• http://plato-dialogues.org/tools/loc/colonus.htm