CLASSIC 30 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Chthonic, King Features Syndicate, Laius
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Oedipus is supposed to act as the savior of thebes as he once was before he became. The opening scene of oedipus the king features the citizens of thebes supplicating the gods and oedipus for help to end a plague that has arisen from the religious pollution caused by the murder of laius. Does oedipus have any choice but to play the traditional heroic/kingly role? king/tyrant by defeating the sphinx. The correlation between the plagues that are invading. Thebes and the chthonic beings are similar in a sense that the plagues are earthly and risen from the ground as chthonic: female and one of the plagues are infertility which is closely associated with females. In a religious context there are those who tries to break into a community and spread false rumors and start conflicts between members so they break them apart by themselves.