Chapter 18: Oedipus And The Myths Of Thebes Flashcards

1
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What story was written by Homer?

A

Thebais (the story of Thebes

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2
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How did Cadmus find Thebes?

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He was told to follow a cow with special markings and wherever it stopped would be where he created the city

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3
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Who did Cadmus want to sacrifice the bull to?

A

Zeus

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4
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What happened when Cadmus’ companions went to a sacred spring of Ares?

A

They were killed by a giant serpent

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5
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What happened when Cadmus knocked out and sowed the teeth of the snake after he killed it

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From the serpents teeth were formed the Sparti (only five of them remained after fighting amongst themselves

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6
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How many years did Cadmus have to serve Ares?

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Eight

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7
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Who did Cadmus marry?

A

Harmonia, daughter of Ares and Aphrodite

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8
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What did Aphrodite give Harmonia at her wedding?

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A necklace made by Hephaestus and a robe that gave its owner wonderful dignity (but would jinx those who owned it in later generations)

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9
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What did Zeus turn Cadmus and Harmonia into?

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Serpents and they lived in the Elysian fields

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10
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Who were the twins of Antiope?

A

Amphion and Zethus

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11
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How did Amphion and Zethus found Thebes?

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Amphion used his lyre to bring stones up from the ground which helped build the city walls of Thebes

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12
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How many gates are in the walls of Thebes

A

Seven

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13
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Who was Oedipus’ father?

A

King Laius

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14
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Who were the adoptive parents of Oedipus?

A

Polybus and Merope

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15
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What does Oedipus mean?

A

Swollen foot

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16
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How did Oedipus save Thebes

A

He answered the riddle of the sphinx

17
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How did Oedipus kill his father?

A

He killed him after his father accidentally ran him off the road with a chariot

18
Q

Who were the children of Oedipus and Jocasata (his wife and mother)

A

Polynices, Eteocles, Antigone and Ismene

19
Q

What happened when Oedipus realised he had married his mother?

A

Jocasta hung herself and Oedipus blinded himself with pins from her robe

20
Q

Who were the seven heroes who went to Thebes?

A

Adrastus, Amphiaraus, Capaneus, Hippomedon, Polynices, Tydeus and Parthnopeus

21
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Where did Oedipus wander to after he blinded himself?

A

The Grove of the Furies at Colonus

22
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What happened to Oedipus in the grove of Colonus

A

He became a spirit and protected Athens from her enemies (whatever bones held the bones of Oedipus could not be captured)

23
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What was the only way the Thebans could win the war?

A

If Creon’s son Menoeceus was sacrificed to Ares (he committed suicide to help his people)

24
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Who was the only hero to escape and how did he escape?

A

Adrastus escaped in a chariot drawn by the magical horse Arion

25
Q

What was Antigone determined to do?

A

Bury Polynices

26
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What did Creon’s do to Antigone

A

He condemned her to death and ordered that she should be buried alive. She ended up killing herself

27
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What happened after Antigone killed her self?

A

Haemon (Creon’s son whom she was supposed to marry) killed himself in grief and Creon’s wife also killed her self

28
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Who were the Epigoni?

A

The sons of the original seven