Chapter 18 Flashcards
Boeotia
plain; on ridge that divides the plain near chief land route from northern Balkans south to Attica and Peloponnesus
Sparti
“sown men”; ancestors to principal aristocratic families of Thebes
Antiope
daughter of Nycteus; seduced by Zeus; driven away from Thebes; bore twins Amphion and Zethus
Amphion
son of Antiope; spent most of time practicing lyre; married Niobe
Zethus
son of Antiope; cattle breeder; man of action; married Thebe
Dirce
hated Antiope and locked her in a cell; killed by Amphion and Zethus by being dragged to death by a bull
Laius
descendent of Cadmus; took throne of Thebes after death of Amphion and Zethus
Jocasta
married to Laius; then later marries son Oedipus
Oedipus
son of Laius and Jocasta; grew up thinking parents were Polybus and Merope; when oracle said he’d kill father and marry mother he fled to Thebes; killed Laius and married Jocasta and had kids
Polynices
son of Oedipus; dies in fight with brother of Theban Throne (traitor)
Eteocles
son of Oedipus; dies in fight with brother for Theban Throne (patriot)
Antigone
daughter of Oedipus; later hangs herself after being punished for burying Polynicess
Ismene
daughter of Oediups
Adrastus
king of Argos; oracle said daughters must marry a boar and lion; marries them to Tydeus and Polynices due to figures of boar on lion on their shields; helped them attack their kingdoms
Amphiaraus
seer in 1st rank; argued against war; married Erphyle who made decisions for him based on agreement with Adrastus
