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Classics Ch 18: Thebes Flashcards

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Regarding the most important cities in Greek Myth, Thebes is the _____. (20th? 30th? Etc)

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2nd - Mycenae = 1st

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Who is the author of Antigone?

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Sophocles

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Common motif in Myths of Thebes

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Destruction of family members

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Who are the protagonists of the founding of Thebes ? Do they have anything to do with its naming?

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Cadmus fighting dragon - cadmeia is the name of the acropolis
Amphioxus and Zethus - after Zethus’ wife Thebe

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Cadmeia

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Aka the acropolis, named after Cadmus

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Who sends Cadmus on his journey? What is his goal when he sets out? How does he go about it?

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His father Agenor
To find his sister Europa (taken by red Zeusbull to Crete)
He goes to the Pythia for directions

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How does Cadmus find the site to create Thebes? Where is that? Why does he do so there ?

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He follows the cow with special mark and builds it where it rests
In Boetia
The Pythia tells him to do this instead of doing his father’s command

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Why is it called Boetia?

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Boeotia = “cowland”

It’s where the cow stopped to rest

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Sparti

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“Sown men” - Armed men grown from planted dragon teeth

The 5 who survived after fight who become heads of 5 great families

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Cadmus and dragon

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There’s a dragon near Thebes at spring that kills his men
Cadmeia fights it and pins it to a tree
Athena tells him to knock out the tree and plant half
Armed men grow from them, fight each other
5 survive

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Harmonia

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Wife of Cadmus

Daughter of ares and Aphrodite

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How does Cadmus attain his wife?

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He has to serve ares for killing his dragon

Ares gifts his daughter Harmonia afterwards

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What happens at Cadmus’ wedding?

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(Hephaestus?) gifts a necklace and robe, gives them happiness but their descendants misery

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Descendants of Cadmus and their misfortune (due to)

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Necklace and robe possession

  • Semele killed by Zeus’ uncovering
  • ino - kills her children
  • Agave - kills son pentheus
  • Actaeon - killed by his dogs for seeing Artemis naked
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Polydorus

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Otherwise unknown son of Cadmus, married to Nycteïs

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Nycteïs

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Wife of polydorus

Sister of Antiopê

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Antiopê

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+ Zeus = Amphion and Zethus

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Childhood of Amphion and Zethus

What happens because of this .?

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Abandoned for being bastards, raised by a shepherd

Antiopê mistreated bc adulterous and so flees, find sons,

They avenge her

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How do Amphion and Zethus get vengeance?

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They kill g uncle and aunt.. Who?

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Amphion and Zethus characteristics

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Amphion - loved music, arts, less logical
Zethus driven, practical

Zethus builds Theban walls with bare hands while Amphion moves stones with lyre

Opposite but get along

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Why are there two foundings of Thebes?

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There was an influx of near east people in the area
They brought their cosmic dragon story

Tradition fused with the local folk taley Amphion and Zethus story

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Wives of Amphion and Zethus

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Amphion and Niobê - boasted having more children then Leto

Zethus and Thebê - name Thebes

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Jocasta

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G granddaughter of pentheus (Cadmus line)
Mother of Oedipus
Wife of Lauis

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Laius

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+ Jocasta = Oedipus
Grandson of polydorus and Nycteïs

Oracle tells him his son will kill him

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Who unites the 2 origin stories of Thebes? how?

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Oedipus
Mom Jocasta from Cadmus line
Father Laius grandson of polydorus and Nycteïs ( aunt of Amphion and Zethus )

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King Pelops of

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Elis

Tantalus’ son eaten by Demeter

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Who is king pelop’s son?

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Chrysippus

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Why is Laius cursed? Who knows?

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Raped Chrysippus,
King pelop’s son, so he curses his fate : son will kill him and sex up his wife

Story told after origin. Classical Greeks don’t have this element

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Why is Oedipus so named?

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To ensure his death, His father tied his ankles together so his ghost can’t walk
“Swollen feet”

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Who is Oedipus passed onto after his father? What do they do?

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Shepherd- give to
Messenger for Thebes to Corinth -give to
King and queen of Corinth - bring up as their only child, heal his feet

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How does Laius plan it kill son a.

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Leave in wild with feet tied

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Oedipus Corinth life

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Hears rumors of being adopted that mom doesn’t address
Goes to Delphi - told his dad-klling mom-fucking fate
Vows to never return to Corinth
When leaves, he kills all of travel party except 1

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Sphinx

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Woman head, lion body, winged
Terrorize specify
Kills self in shock and shame when Oedipus answers riddle

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How does prince Oedipus become king?

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He saves Thebes from sphinx while there is no king, marries queen Jocasta

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Jocasta + Oedipus

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Polynices, Eteocles

Antigonê, Ismenê

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How does Oedipus get to the point where he’s looking for Laius’ killer?

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There’s a people-killing plague in Thebes

Oedipus goes to Delphi- miasma bc Laius killer is the cause, killer must be banished

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Sophocles’ story of Oedipus’ life

What does the author think about him?

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Oedipus the kng

Not guilty - does not deserve to be punished as parricide
His greatness = human agile , decisive
Weakness - think can overcome oracles

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How does Oedipus the King begin?

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Oedipus pronounces curse on Laius killer

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How does Oedipus seek the killer?

think

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asks Tiresias the seer

Oedipus thinks he’s plotting with Jocasta’s bro Creon to take kingship

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``What does the messenger tell Oedipus? What does Oed do?

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  • Corinth king is dead
  • Oed isn’t Corinthian

so Oedipus calls for sheperd who gave him to messenger aka guy who he didnt kill

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How does Jocasta die?

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hang self (previous version had her live)

42
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How does Oedipus torture self after realizing self as killer?

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pokes eyes with Jocasta’s hairpins

exile

43
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title of Sophocles’ play of Oedipus’ death

where does he die?

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Oedipus at Colonus

@ Grove of the Furies near Colonus, outside Athens

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What does Oedipus do as he is dying?

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curses sons for not caring for him - says will kill each other

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What happens to the throne after Oedipus is gone?

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his sons Eteocles and Polynices agree to alternate years of power;
Eteocles has first - forces Polynices to exile

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What does Oedipus’ son do after he is exiled?

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Polynices flees to Argos where Adrastus, the King of Argos agrees to recapture Thebes for him

47
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“Seven Against Thebes”

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story of great warlords’ attacking 7 great gates of thebes

Polynices trying to reclaim throne from Eteocles

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What is the 1st and 2nd greatest war in gk myth?

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Trojan

Seven Against Thebes

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Tragicians’ works about war of

Polynices vs. Eteocles

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Aeschylus’ 7 against Thebes
Euripides’ Phoenician Women
Sophocles’ 7 against Thebes

50
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How does Polynices and Eteocles die?

Which side wins? Who survies?

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Eteocles gives death blow, begins stealing P’s armor
P stabs his guts with last breath

Thebes wins; adrastus escapes

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Who gets the Throne after Polynices and Eteocles? What does he do?

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Creon declares Eteocles a hero and makes burier of Polynices a traitor

52
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Author of Antigone

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Sophocles

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Symbolistic vs’ in Antigone

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Creon v. Antigone:
human v. divine
city v. family
man v. woman
old. vs. young
progressive vs. traditional
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How does Creon punish Antigone?

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shuts her in tomb

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Who tries to stop Creon?

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Haemon (his son, engaged to Antigone

Tiresias - gods be angry

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What happens after Antigone hangs self?

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Haemon fails to kill Creon so kills self

Creon wife kills self since son died

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nomos

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customary law - Creon

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physis

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natural law - antigone

59
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What is special about Oedipus’ bones?

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protects whatever city has them

60
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Wjy dpes Adrastus help polynices?

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married to his daughter

61
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Ampiarius, Eriphale

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?

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How does Adrastus escape from Battle at Thebes?

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chariot + magical horse Arion (Demeter + Poseidon)

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Epigoni

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Theseus + Argives who attack Thebes to reclaim their dead

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What is Eriphyle bribed with?

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  1. ?

2. Harmonia’s robe

65
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Nostos

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Homecoming

65
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Why does Alcmeon kill? Why?

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his mom Eriphyle

his dad Amphiaraus (seer) tells him to because she keeps siding with the king by bribery

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