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Oedipus Lessons 1-5 Flashcards

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Altar

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Noun

A raised platform on which sacrifices or gifts are offered in some religions

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Citizens

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Noun

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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Noun

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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Verb

Encircled or decorated

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Incense

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Noun

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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Noun

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

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Surging

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Adjective

Rolling in the waves

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Labor

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Verb

Childbirth

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Tribute

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Noun 
Forced placement (often made by one ruler to another as a sign of dependence in times of war)
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Dramatic personae

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Noun

The list of the characters in a play

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Yearn

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Verb

To have a man earnest or strong desire

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Menoeceus

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Noun

The father of Jocasta and Creon

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Creon

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Noun

The brother of Jocasta

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Pythian

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Noun

Of or pertaining to Apollo

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Apollo

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Noun

The Ancient Greek and Roman god of light healing music poetry prophecy and manly beauty

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Shrine

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Noun

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

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Phoebus

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Noun

Apollo as the sun god, the sun personified

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Delphi

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Noun

An ancient city in central Greece, in phocis: site of an oracle of Apollo

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Sought

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Verb

Went in search or quest of

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Kinsman

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Noun

A blood relative, especially a male

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Zues

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Noun

The supreme deity or the Ancient Greek, the god of the heavens

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Pytho

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Noun

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

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Cadmeians

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Noun

Another name for citizens of Thebes

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Rack

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Noun

An implement of torture

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Intent

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Noun

The thing that you plan to do or achieve

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Labdacus

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Noun

Laius’s father

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Mute

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Adjective

Not able or willing to speak

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Ally

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Noun

Very unhappy or very bad or unpleasant

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Dispatched

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Verb

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

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Chorus

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Noun
The purpose of the chorus (12 or 13 men) was to inform the audience of events that happen in the past; chant poetry and dance, relate the opinion and feelings of the citizens

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Expel

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Verb

To drive out or force away

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Customary

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Adjective

Done according to a long continues practice, but not a law

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Fume

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Verb

To show fretful irritation or anger

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Conspired

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Verb

Acted or worked together to plan something evil

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Ignorant

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Adjective

Lacking knowledge or awareness

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Confidence

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Noun

Certainty

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Sphinx

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Noun
A monster with the body of a lion, wings, and the head and torso of a woman. After the deaths of King Laius, the Sphinx tyrannized Thebes by not letting anyone into or or out the city unless they solved the riddle

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Obscure

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Adjective

Not well know or difficult to understand

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Afresh

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Adverb

From a fresh beginning

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Avenging

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Verb

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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Noun

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

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Common ruin

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

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Thebes

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Noun
An ancient Egyptian city on the Nile river
The setting

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Who was Sophocles? What did he do?

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(496BC-406BC)

He was an actor who gave up acting and wrote his own plays because he has a week voice and couldn’t preform well.

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What are the three rules that Greek tragedy must follow?

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Place: the setting of the play should be one location
Time: the play should represent a passage of no more then a day
Action: all actions or scenes in the play should contribute directly in the same way.

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What is carriages is?

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Something that happen to the protagonist that taught the Greek audiences lesson

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Who is Apollo? What role did he play in everyday life in Ancient Greek?

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The Greek and Roman god of sunlight prophecy music and poetry dance and healing. Poets play writers put themselves under their protection
People came to Delphi to seek advice from apollos oracles

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Who did the Ancient Greeks believe controlled aspects of their life on earth?

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The gods

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Who was the most powerful of the gods?

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Zeus

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