Exam4 - LCT26: Myths of Thebes IV Flashcards
What happens early in the battle?
Thebans are driven back to their walls
Who puts a ladder on the wall? Who does he do/say?
Capaneus - begins to climb but boasts “will take Thebes even against Zeus’ will” - gets struck dead from Zeus; lightning bolt
What happens between Eteocles and Polyneices?
kill each other in battle
What happened to Hippomedon and Parthenopaios?
killed in battle
Which of the 7 escape?
Adrastos
What happens to Amphiaraos?
swallowed up by the earth, chariot and all
Who gives the fatal blow to Tydeus?
Theban, Melanippos
Who intends to help Tydeus?
Athena –> intends to make him immortal
What does Amphiaraos give Tydeus? What does he do with it?
gives Tydeus Melanippos head - Tydeus eats his brains out
How does Athena react?
she is horrified, lets Tydeas die
What is Antigone caught doing?
tryin to bury Polyneices body
How does King Creon respond?
sentences Antigone to die - shut into a sealed cave
What prophet talks to Creon? What does he say?
Teiresias - that Creon is offending the gods
What does Creon find in the cave?
Antigone and Haenon both dead
What does Alcamion do to avenge his father’s death?
kills Eriphyle for her treachery
What doe the prophet Teiresias tell the Thebas to do the second time they are attacked?
send a herald to buy time while the Thebans evacuate
Who is Teiresias?
a blind, long-lived prophet in many Theban myths
What was the dispute between Zeus and Hera?
whether men or women get more pleasure out of sex
What was Teiresias answer?
women
What happens to Teiresias?
struck blind by Hera, but Zeus granted him long life and power of prophesy
