Oedipus The King Test Flashcards
1
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Cortege
A
A procession, as in a funeral
2
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Swarthy
A
Dark of skin color
3
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Explicit
A
Fully, clearly expressed
4
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Mantic
A
Having prophetic powere
5
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Herald
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Royal messenger
6
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Inviolate
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Free from desecration
7
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Oblivion
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Complete forgetfulness
8
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Corinth
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An ancient port city-state in the south of Greece
9
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Cithaeren
A
A mountain range in Greece
10
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Arcturus
A
Chief star in the constellation we call the Big Dipper
11
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Stasimon
A
Paragraph??
12
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Dipous
A
Greek word for feet
13
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Dustene
A
In Greek it means man of agony
14
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How does the story begin?
A
At a royal house of Thebes. Years after Oedipus solved the sphinx’s riddle. There is a plague going on.
15
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What does the oracle at Delphi reveal?
A
Whoever killed King Laius must be killed
