1. Oedipus Rex
Part 1 Review

2. Current king of Thebes, solved the riddle of Sphinx1.
Current king of Thebes, solved the riddle of Sphinx

3. 2.
Former King of Thebes, killed on the highway; it was foretold his son would kill him

4. Queen of Thebes, wife of Oedipus, doesn’t believe in prophecies3.
Queen of Thebes, wife of Oedipus, doesn’t believe in prophecies

5. 4.
City where there is a plague and the people are suffering because the murderer of their old king, Laius has not been found.

6. 5.
Sent to the oracle at Delphi, accused of treason, says he doesn’t want to be king

7. A blind prophet, tell Oedipus that he is the murderer6.
A blind prophet, tell Oedipus that he is the murderer

8. 7.
The son will grow up to kill his father and marry his mother. Also, the reason why Oedipus left Corinth.

9. Speaks for the people of Thebes, offers wise advice8.
Speaks for the people of Thebes, offers wise advice

10. This is the place where the oracle is located9.
This is the place where the oracle is located

11. The people of Thebes pray to this god for help most often.
10.
The people of Thebes pray to this god for help most often.

12. These are Oedipus’s adoptive parents
11.
These are Oedipus’s adoptive parents

13. At the beginning of the play, Oedipus does not know he is the murder.
12.
At the beginning of the play, Oedipus does not know he is the murder.

14. 13.
This monster plagued the city of Thebes. She had the head of woman, the body of a lion and the wings of an eagle.

15. 14.
Asked to go away when he found out Oedipus was the new king; the one survivor of King Laius’s murder

16. 15.
The people of Thebes

17. 16.
In the beginning of the play, asks Oedipus to help the people. He serves the gods in a temple.

18. Tells Oedipus he might be adopted
17.
Tells Oedipus he might be adopted