CLA204H1 Lecture Notes - Dirce, Laius, Nycteus
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***image: italian picture showing the death of lycus. ***image: same scene, but dirce has been tied to the bull and it is about to drag her off. Amphion and zethus come and become rulers. Rather than the myths that we have already seen. In a cave (that is the archway) Brothers amphion and zethus about to kill lycus. Beside them in the far right is antiope in shock. Off to the left is a bull trampling on dirce. Above lycus is an animal skin (panther)--dirce is a bacchan in some versions. The gure hovering at the top is hermes. He shows up at the end of the play to tell everyone how it is solved. Drive away laius (current heir, supposed to be ruling) Build city walls--this usually means that they founded the city. This is another sort of founding myth for thebes.
