Prologue Flashcards
1
Q
Look around you, see with your own eyes―
A
our ship pitches wildly, cannot lift her head from the depths, the red waves of death…Thebes is dying.
2
Q
Whoever killed the king may decide to kill me too, with the same violent hand―
A
by avenging Laius I defend myself.
3
Q
(…) you know me,
A
the world knows my fame: I am Oedipus.
4
Q
You cannot equal the gods,
A
your children know that, bending at your altar.
5
Q
I will bring it all
A
to light myself!
