5.2 Flashcards
1
Q
one of classical Athens’ three great tragic
playwrights and poet, was born at _______ in ______.
A
Sophocoles (c. 496 - c. 406 BCE)
Colonus
Attica
2
Q
also known as Oedipus Rex in Greek or Oedipus Tyrannos
in Latin
A
Oedipus the King
3
Q
signifies that the throne was not gained through an
inheritance
A
Tyrannos
4
Q
is the most famous surviving Greek tragedy play written during the
___ ________ ___.
A
Oedipus the King
5th century BCE
5
Q
The play was the first runner up in ___ ___ during the festival
of Dionysus in Athens, Greece.
A
429 BC
6
Q
Greece. Oedipus comes from the Greek word _________ which means ______ ____
A
“Oidípous”
swollen foot
7
Q
Sophocoles wrote and produced around 120 plays
including
A
Antigone
Women of Trachis
Oedipus at Colonus
Philoctetes
Ajax
Electra
Oedipus the King
