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Oedipus Flashcards

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Yearn

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To have an earnest or strong desire

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Menoeceus

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the father of Jocasta and Creon

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Creon

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the brother of Jocasta

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Pythian

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of or pertaining to Apollo

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Apollo

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the ancient Greek and Roman god of light, healing, music, poetry, prophecy, and manly beauty

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Shrine

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a place of worship made holy by association with a sacred person or object

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Phoebus

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Apollo as the sun god, the sun personified

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Delphi

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an ancient city in centarl Greece, is phocis: site of an oracle of Apollo

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sought

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went in search or quest of

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Kinsman

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a blood relative, especially a male

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confidence

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certainty

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obscure

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not well known or difficult to understand

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afresh

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from a fresh beginning

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avenging

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harming or punishing someone who has harmed you or someone or something that you care about

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vengeance

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the act of doing something to hurt someone because that person did something that hurt you or something else

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common ruin

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the complete loss of health, means, position, hope, or like belonging equally to an entire community, nation, or culture

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Zeus

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the supreme deity of the ancient Greeks, the god of the heavens

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Pytho

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another name for the city of Delphi, where the shrine of Apollo is located

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Cadmeians

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another name for citizens of Thebes

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rack

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an implement of torture

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intent

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the thing that you plan to do or achieve

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Labdacus

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Laius’s father

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mute

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not able or willing to speak

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ally

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a person or group that gives help to another person or group

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wretched

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very unhappy or very bad or unpleasant

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dispatched

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to have sent someone or something quickly to a particular place for a particular purpose

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expel

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to drive out or force away

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customary

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done according to a long continued practice, but not a law

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fume

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to show fretful irritation or anger

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conspired

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acted or working together to plan something evil

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ignorant

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lacking knowledge or awareness

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accursed

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doomed, ill-fated

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bogus

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not genuine

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quack

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a person who publicly pretends to have a skill they do not have

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render

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to cause someone or something to be in a specified condition

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cryptic

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mysterious, puzzling

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mock

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to attack or ridicule by mimicry of action or speech

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Thebes

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an ancient Egyptian city on the Nile River

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Altar

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a raised platform on which sacrifces or girfts are offered in some religions

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Citizens

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inhabitants of a city or town

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Laurel

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evergreen branch used as a decoration in recognition of achievement

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Garlands

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wreaths or circles of plants used as decoration

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Cadmus

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the ancient founder of the city of Thebes according to Greek mythology

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Wreathed

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encircled or decorated

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Incense

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a substance often used in religious ceremonies to produce a strong and pleasant smell when it is burned

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Hades

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the home of the dead in Greek mythology and the Greek god of the underworld

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Surging

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rolling as in waves

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Labour

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childbirth

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Tribute

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forced payment

50
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Dramatis Personae

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the list of characters in a play

51
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identify the 3 rules about the treatment of the muderers that Oedipus decrees

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  1. no one should shelter or talk to him
    2.ban him from your homes
    3.

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