CLASSICS 1B03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Ismene, Sophocles, Laius
26 Jan 2017
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O adopted? (cannot reveal anything: consults the oracle at delphi (kill his father and marry his mother, tries to avoid fate queen of corinth, named oedipus = (cid:498)swollen foot(cid:499) Oedipus" scuffle at the crossroads: manages to kill everyone but one, never finds out who he killed. Thebes vs. athens: tragedy: child of democracy (flourished, for leaders to consult others before making decisions. Laius + jocasta + alcohol = baby. The baby: exposed, with pierced feet/ankles: given to a corinthian, who gives him to the childless king and. Sphinx at thebes: her riddle and the prize for solving it. Plague in thebes: nothing is growing, women are not reproducing. Apollo"s oracle at delphi (cid:498)knowing thyself(cid:499) (cid:498)whoever solved riddle would take his place as king(cid:499) 2 boys and 2 girls with jocasta: the problem with oracles. Oedipus as savior: saved once, can do it again. Dramatic irony: he is cause of plague.
