", "width": "800" Meanwhile, in Argos, Adrastus, king of Argos, had learned from an oracle that he must "yoke his daughters to a boar and a lion." What goes on four feet in the morning, on two at noon, and on three in the evening? "@context": "http://schema.org", ", { "name": "House of Thebes Family Tree (completed)", The Sphinx asked all passersby a riddle. Oedipus becomes a famous liberator and marries the late king's wife, Jocasta. }, 64 "@context": "http://schema.org", Also, all of the bodies of the dead Argives would be left on the battlefield to rot. The Oracle . SparkNotes PLUS (Women were not allowed to be in positions of power.). Oedipus became king of Thebes and married Jocasta. Greek masks helped conceal the men's faces while they played the female parts, suspending disbelief. Discount, Discount Code "name": "Time to skip a few generations to focus on the important part of the story. There, Laius fell in love with Pelops' son, Chrysippus. "width": "800" "width": "800" "description": "Eteocles and Polyneices met face-to-face on the battlefield and mortally wounded each other. Oedipus and the Sphinx He was a prophet and he knew that only Adrastus would survive. { "@context": "http://schema.org", an army to attack the city. on 50-99 accounts. Happy Family Oedipus and Jocasta successfully ruled Thebes for many years. He convinces six other chieftains to The spring was guarded by a serpent or dragon which was the sacred offspring of Ares. "description": "He came to a crossroad where he encountered an old man in a chariot and his five guards. Agenor I, sent Cadmus in search of Europa, telling him not to return until he had found his sister. "width": "800" "description": "Look for the following cities: Thebes. "width": "800" }, 29 Free access to premium services like Tuneln, Mubi and more. Five of them survived the massacre. $18.74/subscription + tax, Save 25% ", "name": "The Elements of Greek Tragedy", He has left home because the Oracle at Delphi told him he would The child was named Oedipus. Horrified, he abandoned Corinth, and headed towards Thebes where he decided to try his luck as an exile. However, nothing was ever found of her, except for the name of the land called Europa. defies the law, burying her brother. ", Eteocles and Polynieces killed each other, as it all came down to their final fight. Focus is on psychological and ethical attributes of characters, rather than physical and sociological. Chryssipus was eventually murdered by the queen, who wanted her own sons to inherit the throne. GREEK THEATER Background Information for Antigone. "description": "The Characters. He can never escape his fate, but he will insist upon accepting fate on his own terms. Also, all of the bodies of the dead Argives would be left on the battlefield to rot. In this plot, Laius thought that he could not be accused of killing the child because he did not directly do it himself. Who convinced Theseus of Adrastus' point? Region of Boeotia. "@type": "ImageObject", The souls of the unburied are not allowed to enter Hades, and are destined to walk the earth in torment. His wife, Eurydice, became the queen. { "@context": "http://schema.org", There, King Polybus adopted the child as his own son. ", Cadmus and Harmonia were turned into serpents because he had killed the dragon of Ares. "@type": "ImageObject", "name": "Laius\u2019 Return to Thebes", Ares dragon had a golden crest, flashed fire from its eyes, had a triple tongue, teeth ranged in triple rows, and its body was swollen with poison. "width": "800" "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "ImageObject", "name": "Laius Attempts to Change his Fate", Sophocles Born in 495 BC to a wealthy family in Athens, Greece Wrote more than 120 plays; only 7 survive today Extremely popular in Greece and collegiate. Because the ancestors of Thebes were related to Zeus, he assisted in the defense of Thebes by hurling thunderbolts at the Argives. Oedipus encountered the Sphinx and quickly realized that the answer was "man". kidnapping, her father sends her brothers to look for her. Laius Attempts to Change his FateIn his fear that the Oracles prophecy would come true, Laius plotted to kill his son. "@context": "http://schema.org", ", Europa, carried away by Zeus in the form of a bull, was pursued by her brother Cadmus who went to Delphi to ask where he could find her. "@type": "ImageObject", Click here to review the details. "description": "Oedipus had to save the city, so he sent Creon to the Oracle of Apollo at Delphi to find out what had to be done. Antigone accompanied him on his journey; Ismene stayed in Thebes to look after his affairs. "contentUrl": "https://images.slideplayer.com/4/1469048/slides/slide_52.jpg", "@type": "ImageObject", The Truth and its ConsequencesUltimately, the two shepherds who had been involved in Laius plot to kill his son came forth and revealed their roles, and the truth that Oedipus was, in fact, the son of Laius, and that Jocasta was his mother. But five became Cadmus's helpers Hamonia cadmus's wife got what from who A necklace from Aphrodite which would bring the downfall of later generations what happend to semele { "@type": "ImageObject", Answer: The universal theme which is best represented in the excerpt is: Morality outweighs human laws. Although characters may die in Greek Tragedies, the tragedy arises from the protagonists poor choices which result from his tragic flaw. The Trojan War, and The Fall of Troy, Part Six. By the end of the play, the audience should be purged of pity and fear, so they go through a catharsis. Those who accept their fates should suffer no more than their allotted amount of suffering. Eurydice: his wife. "width": "800" They all failed in their search, and while his brothers went on to found colonies of their own, Cadmus went to Delphi where the oracle told him to give up the search, find a cow with special markings, follow it, and found a city where it stopped to rest. Oedipus sends Jocastas A Messenger. ", He came to Thebes and solved the riddle of the Sphinx, killing it. The House of Thebes was in many ways as unlucky as the House of Atreus, but their troubles seemed a lot less deserved. Each person is expected to accept his fate and fulfill it with dignity. "@type": "ImageObject", "description": "Cadmus and his sister Europa were the children of Agenor I, the king of Phoenicia. Chryssipus was eventually murdered by the queen, who wanted her own sons to inherit the throne. He sent some of his men to draw water from a spring (later called Dirce) belonging to Ares (the god of war). Where did Oedipus and Antigone find themselves? Instead, the shepherd gave the baby to a friend from Corinth. But as fate would have it . }, 35 Eteocles Polyneices Ismene Antigone* * Haemon and Antigone. The protagonist's actions should arouse feelings of both pity and fear in the audience. The Myth of Oedipus Laius (King of Thebes) and Jocasta (Queen) conceive a child. "@context": "http://schema.org", "contentUrl": "https://images.slideplayer.com/4/1469048/slides/slide_22.jpg", Wed love to have you back! Example leaves\underline{\text{leaves'}}leaves 1. leaves, $\underline{\phantom{\text{The horse}}}$4. "width": "800" There was a theory that masks helped accentuate the actor s or actress voice during a stage performance. Argos. }, 23 20% Creons son, Menoeceus II sacrificed his life so that Thebes could win the war. There the oracle told him to buy an ox which had a moon-shaped mark on its side, and to drive it before him. "contentUrl": "https://slideplayer.com/slide/1469048/4/images/29/Laius+Attempts+to+Change+his+Fate.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://slideplayer.com/slide/1469048/4/images/34/Meanwhile%2C+Back+in+Thebes.jpg", Get Annual Plans at a discount when you buy 2 or more! The brothers fight each other for the throne, Both brothers die trying to gain power, Read the excerpt from "The Story of a Warrior Queen. The Fate of Cadmus and Harmonia. Athena Goddess of wisdom, war strategies, the defense of cities, heroic endeavor, weaving, pottery and other crafts, domestic arts, agriculture, the olive tree, and Athens. Although written thousands of years ago, it will hold your. Oedipus is Rescued Instead of abandoning the baby, Laius shepherd gave it to another shepherd, who in turn took the child to the city of Corinth. As Oedipus left Thebes, he cursed his sons and told them that their inheritance would be divided by the sword. "@context": "http://schema.org", Cadmus and Europa were descendants of the god Zeus (his great-great grandchildren). Oedipus ", { Tap here to review the details. As if the death of the king were not bad enough, Thebes had another problem to deal with. What would Cadmus come upon when he left Delphi? Enjoy access to millions of ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, and more from Scribd. Oedipus went to the Oracle of Apollo at Delphi and learned bad news and worse news: Continuing to believe that Polybus was his real father, Oedipus attempted to change his fate by vowing to banish himself from Corinth, never to return, so that he could not harm his father or mother. "width": "800" He finally rests in Colonus, All people have the right to a proper burial, as designated by the laws of the gods. "width": "800" son. "contentUrl": "https://slideplayer.com/slide/1469048/4/images/47/During+the+Battle+Creon%E2%80%99s+son%2C+Menoeceus+II+sacrificed+his+life+so+that+Thebes+could+win+the+war..jpg", Epaphus. Anyone who tried to bury the body of Polyneices against Creon\u2019s order would be put to death by stoning. She was depicted as crowned with a crested helm, armed with shield and spear, and wearing the snake-trimmed Aegis cloak wrapped around her breast and arm, adorned with the head of the Gorgon. (She had been left by Zeus (the bull) upon the shore by Mount Dicte in Crete. { How did enslaved people maintain their hope? "@context": "http://schema.org", { Tragedies are about people in conflict with the universe. "description": "", He suffers from a reversal of fortune or fall from high to low. He accidentally saw Artemis naked while bathing, and was turned into a stag and torn apart (read more from the Part Five. There was a theory that masks helped accentuate the actor's or actress' voice during a stage performance. eventually consulting the seer Teiresias for help. Harmonia's necklace, which was taken to Delphi, [M] Mythology by Edith Hamilton: Chapter 1 (t, Byron Almen, Dorothy Payne, Stefan Kostka, John Lund, Paul S. Vickery, P. Scott Corbett, Todd Pfannestiel, Volker Janssen, The Language of Composition: Reading, Writing, Rhetoric, Lawrence Scanlon, Renee H. Shea, Robin Dissin Aufses. It begins with a capital letter. The Thebans learned from the seer Tiresias that only if Menoeceus, Creon's son, were sacrificed to Ares could they win the war. Athena told him to plant the dragon\u2019s teeth in the earth. The gods took exception to the abduction (not to Laius\u2019 love for Chryssipus) and set a curse on Laius that would last for three generations. It devoured Cadmus men. "@type": "ImageObject", "@type": "ImageObject", "description": "There, King Polybus adopted the child as his own son. In the end, the gods turn In the end, the kindly "@type": "ImageObject", ", Polyneices marching against the city which Eteocles held, Adrastus, king of Argos, and another Adrastus' brother-in-law, Amphiaraus. Apollo was the god of Truth and Prophecy. "width": "800" rushes out to his death. He sent some of his men to draw water from a spring (later called Dirce) belonging to Ares (the god of war). Shari painted many pictures in art class. "name": "Examples of Tragic Masks", "@context": "http://schema.org", "contentUrl": "https://slideplayer.com/slide/1469048/4/images/2/The+Three+Plays+of+the+Oedipus+Cycle.jpg", In the second example, Sidney capitalizes* moon,* ordinarily an uncapitalized common noun, because he is addressing the moon as if it we re a person. "contentUrl": "https://slideplayer.com/slide/1469048/4/images/16/Cadmus+and+the+Serpent.jpg", "name": "Cadmus and the Serpent", "description": "Twin sons, Eteocles and Polyneices. "name": "The Tragedy of the Royal House of Thebes Outline Notes", "@type": "ImageObject", Agenor I, sent Cadmus in search of Europa, telling him not to return until he had found his sister. "name": "Athena Goddess of wisdom, war strategies, the defense of cities, heroic endeavor, weaving, pottery and other crafts, domestic arts, agriculture, the olive tree, and Athens. Catharsis The protagonist's actions should arouse feelings of both pity and fear in the audience. The last champion went to Athens and asked Theseus to join with him and force Creon to release the bodies. ", Neither would relinquish, swords were drawn, and a battle ensued. "@context": "http://schema.org", "contentUrl": "https://slideplayer.com/slide/1469048/4/images/32/Banished+from+Corinth.jpg", Tragic actions arise from a character's inner conflict. Polyneices was building an army in another town. The five Sparti had supernatural powers with which they helped Cadmus build the new city. { "contentUrl": "https://slideplayer.com/slide/1469048/4/images/13/The+Abduction+of+Europa.jpg", The Sphinx was eating Thebans. Cadmus = Harmonia Europa (= Zeus) Polydorus (son of Cadmus) Labdacus (son of Polydorus) Laius (son of Labdacus)", Oedipus married his mother, Jocasta, and unknowingly fulfilled the second part of his fate. By signing up you agree to our terms and privacy policy. ", What happened to all four daughters of Cadmus? "contentUrl": "https://slideplayer.com/slide/1469048/4/images/10/Cadmus+The+First+King+of+Thebes.jpg", The bar is decorated with dark woods . "width": "800" }, 63 "@context": "http://schema.org", Eteocles and Polyneices met face-to-face on the battlefield and mortally wounded each other. Background: The Founding of ThebesThe princess Europa disappeared from the coasts of Phoenicia on the back of a bull (Zeus in disguise had kidnapped her). As Laius had no heir to the throne because he had disposed of his only son, Creon, the brother of Jocasta, the Queen, became the acting regent. He asked Apollo were she was Slideshow 2196232 by. How the World and Mankind Were Created, and The Earliest Heroes, Part Two. Laius Return to ThebesLaius returned to Thebes as its rightful king with Jocasta (a distant cousin), daughter of Menoeceus I as his queen. This structural conflict is masked by the myth. "@context": "http://schema.org", "width": "800" "@context": "http://schema.org", Europa, carried away by Zeus in the form of a bull, was pursued by her brother Cadmus who went to Delphi to ask where he could find her. The teeth turned into armed warriors who fought until five remained. Creon and Polynices both arrived to kidnap Oedipus, but Theseus made them leave, though not before Oedipus could curse Polynices. Identify the proper noun in given item. As Oedipus left Thebes, he cursed his sons and told them that their inheritance would be divided by the sword. "name": "King Laius: A Curse on the House of Thebes", Thebes Cadmus had to fight a dragon and then he had to sow the earth with the dragons teeth. )", "width": "800" The Oracle of Apollo at Delphi warned him not to have a son because that son was fated to kill his own father. The Thebans drew lots to determine which gates they would defend. Who ultimately won in the battle of the Seven against Thebes? }, 56 "name": "What Cadmus Did: Cadmus searched for Europa but could not find her. "@type": "ImageObject", His father said not to return without her. After years of happy rule, a terrible plague hits the land. Cadmus married Harmonia. }, 32 Being a man without a country, he had nothing to lose, so he accepted the challenge and approached the Sphinx. Men sprang up and all but five killed each other. "width": "800" "name": "Greek Masks", Activate your 30 day free trialto unlock unlimited reading. Agenor I, sent Cadmus in search of Europa, telling him not to return until he had found his sister. "@type": "ImageObject", }, 6 ANTIGONE By: Sophocles. When Oedipus is born, Laius leaves the child tied up on a mountain to die. He has four daughters, all of whom experience tragedy: Semele But Laius disregarded the oracle (further grounds for him to be punished by the gods) and eventually he and Jocasta conceived a son. "width": "800" king and marries the widowed queen, Jocasta. "description": "", { The Sparti From the sown teeth sprang forth armed men (Sparti) who began fighting and killing each other. ", }, 33 Laius wanted to know if he would have an heir to the throne. "contentUrl": "https://slideplayer.com/slide/1469048/4/images/60/Catharsis+The+protagonist+s+actions+should+arouse+feelings+of+both+pity+and+fear+in+the+audience..jpg", Cadmus and his wife were turned into serpents in their old age for no apparent reason. Where did Actaeon accidentally find himself? he meets on a highway, who everyone believes is a stranger. "@context": "http://schema.org", ", { "width": "800" Tragedies are always about spiritual or philosophical conflicts, never about every day events. Antigone was shocked that her brother Polyneices would not be buried. "name": "Apollo and The Temple at Delphi", "name": "", Theseus would only do so if it were the will of the people. Restored antiques last much longer than common furniture. Laius ordered a shepherd to take the baby and bind (or bolt) the babys feet so he could not walk, and then take the child to the mountains and abandon it. As Adrastus and the army approached Thebes, they sent Tydeus on ahead to try to talk Eteocles into abdicating the throne. ", Semele, mother of Dionysus, was destroyed when Zeus came to her in all his glory with lightning and thunder. March 2, 2023, SNPLUSROCKS20 Share buttons are a little bit lower. He has unknowingly killed his father. Because the ancestors of Thebes were related to Zeus, he assisted in the defense of Thebes by hurling thunderbolts at the Argives. If the person could not answer the riddle, the Sphinx strangled the victim, and then ate the body. What creature, the Sphinx asked him, Is a basically good and noble person who causes his own downfall, and possibly that of others around him, because of a tragic flaw. Struck with madness, killed his son Melicertes, Leaped into the sea holding his dead body, They became the sea-gods Leucothea and Palaemon, She was driven mad by Dionysus and killed Pentheus with her own hands, believing him to be a lion, She had to endure Actaeon's terrible death when he had done no wrong. These events took place approximately 200 years before the Trojan War. The first part of Oedipus\u2019 fate had been fulfilled. This was easily achieved through the use of masks instead of superfluous and over-the-top makeup. He sent his child away to be abandoned when it was born. Those who accept their fates should suffer no more than their allotted amount of suffering. }, 4 "description": "Labdacus Menoeceus I (Great-Grandchild. { Greek Drama Oedipus Rex and Antigone By Sophocles. "name": "Temple of Apollo at Didyma", Oedipus killed the old man and four of his guards. The Sphinx is creature that has the body of a lion, the upper torso of a woman, and it has wings. Jocasta, in her shame, hanged herself. "description": "Cadmus and Harmonia are turned into Snakes", Antigone. Cadmus married Harmonia. ", "contentUrl": "https://slideplayer.com/slide/1469048/4/images/36/Oedipus+and+the+Sphinx.jpg", Download ppt "The Tragedy of the Royal House of Thebes Outline Notes". "@context": "http://schema.org", Apollo told him to stop looking for her and build his own city. Thieves had killed Laius on a path many years before. Time to skip a few generations to focus on the important part of the story.Cadmus founded the city of Thebes The throne of a city was passed on the eldest male heir. "name": "The Three Plays of the Oedipus Cycle", { }, 13 A tragic protagonist must have magnitude; his struggles are great because he is important to society. "contentUrl": "https://slideplayer.com/slide/1469048/4/images/57/Greek+Masks.jpg", Also, all of the bodies of the dead Argives would be left on the battlefield to rot. 2. "description": "The Oracle of Apollo at Delphi. * Many of the horrible acts that took place in this chapter were not done on purpose. Each individual is born with a fate that is determined by the gods at birth. "@type": "ImageObject", The Sphinx asked all passersby a riddle. These five helped to build Thebes and make it a glorious city. and. "@type": "ImageObject", Oedipus, in his shame, took the two brooches from Jocastas gown and plunged the pins into his eyes, thus blinding himself from the vision of what he had done. (Another version of the story indicates that his ankles had been riveted together with a bolt. { By accepting, you agree to the updated privacy policy. The answer is: C. One must follow one's own moral code, no matter the price. "width": "800" Being a man without a country, he had nothing to lose, so he accepted the challenge and approached the Sphinx. Who promised Oedipus that his grave-place would bring a mysterious blessing to the gods? and Polyneices kill each other. The Quest of the Golden Fleece, and Four Great Adventures, Part Three. And so the play Antigone beginsThe Characters Creon: acting King of Thebes Eurydice: his wife Haemon: their son, and fianc of Antigone Antigone and Ismene: the daughters of Oedipus The Chorus and Leader: represent the voices of the citizens of Thebes and serve as advisors to Creon A Sentry: charged with guarding the body of Polyneices A Messenger Tiresias: the blind prophet of Thebes who can predict the future and interpret signs sent by the gods Cadmus\u2019 son was Polydorus. Neither would relinquish, swords were drawn, and a battle ensued. Laius wanted to know if he would have an heir to the throne. Creon once again served as Regent of Thebes until Oedipus died and Eteocles and Polyneices were old enough to rule. Cadmus and his wife, Harmonia, into serpents for no reason. { Oedipus Becomes and AdultHe encountered a drunkard on the street who told him that Oedipus was not the true son of the king, and that he could not inherit the throne of Corinth. "contentUrl": "https://slideplayer.com/slide/1469048/4/images/44/The+Final+Curse+Oedipus+promised+to+banish+himself+from+Thebes%2C+never+to+return..jpg", She was born fully grown from the head of Zeus. "name": "Catharsis The protagonist s actions should arouse feelings of both pity and fear in the audience. Cadmus and Harmonia were turned into serpents because he had killed the dragon of Ares. If you wish to download it, please recommend it to your friends in any social system. The Oracle of Apollo at Delphi warned him not to have a son because that son was fated to kill his own father. The dynastic head, Cadmus, is a brother { At the end of the first year, Eteocles refused to give up the throne to his brother, and banished Polyneices from Thebes. Two daughters, Antigone and Ismene. Tragedies are about people in conflict with the universe. { "contentUrl": "https://slideplayer.com/slide/1469048/4/images/56/Some+believe+the+chorus+sang%2C+moved%2C+danced.jpg", "width": "800" Theseus received him and buried him after his death. This practice is extremely useful for the following reasons: There were times when a single actor or actress had to play more than one character in the script. He settled in Boeotia (named for the ox), and founded in this new land the city of Cadmea, later called Thebes. Cadmus and the Serpent "width": "800" Oedipus and Antigone went to Colonus where Oedipus died. The shepherd verified this and Oedipus suddenly realized that he had killed his father and married his mother. She could communicate with Apollo and provide humans with a prediction of their fates. People will probably never perfect time travel. "@context": "http://schema.org", Placing oneself in a position of superiority over other. It had trouble with its surrounding, from nature to man. Greek Tragedy Performed during festivals worshipping Dionysus, the god of wine, fertility, rebirth Actors and playwrights competed Choral -- singing seems to have been an important part a chorus of men (varied in size form 3 to 50) -- many think the choral song -- dithyramb-- was the beginnings of Greek drama (but origins are unclear) Closely associated with religion - stories based on myth or history He must face the world alone. "@context": "http://schema.org", Hubris results in a tragic end or punishment. the throne passes to Creon. The Three Plays of the Oedipus CycleOedipus the King Oedipus at Colonus Antigone Written circa 411 BC Antigone is the third play in the trilogy, but Sophocles wrote it before he wrote the other two plays. ", "name": "Predetermined Fate Each individual is born with a fate that is determined by the gods at birth. 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