CLAS 160d2 1st Edition Lecture 15 Outline of Last Lecture I. Heracles (Hercules)II. Hero CultIII. Many LaborsOutline of Current Lecture I. LaiusII. OedipusIII. SophoclesIV. Oedipus TyrannosV. Important ThemesCurrent LectureIntroducing OedipusLaius- Raped/abducted Chyrsippus Cursed by Pelops- Marries Jocasta- Warned not to have kids- Has a kid (Oedipus)- Exposes it- Eventually is killed by his sonOedipus- Abandoned at birth- Adopted by Royal Family in Corinth (Polybus and Merobe)- Visits DelphiThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.- Kills father (ignorantly)- Solves riddle of Sphinx- Marries Jocasta- Fathers 4 kids- Eventually blinds self- Curses sons (in Aeschylus Tradition)Sophocles- 497-405 BCE- 2nd of three great tragedians Added 3rd actor Known for serious attitude towards religion- Only 7 plays survive (of 123) 3 on Oedipus/ThebesOedipus Tyrannos- Title: Oedipus Tyrannos vs. Rex vs. the King- Performed in 429 BCE 2nd Place Plague in Athens (Thebes as Athens’ alter ego)- Cited by Aristotle as THE tragedy Peripeteia Recognition AT THE SAME TIMEImportant Themes- Sight/Blindness- Knowledge/Ignorance Oeda/Oida=I have seen/I Know- Agency Actor/Free will Sufferer/Fate- Individual/Communal Slippage “Body Politic” Thebes as a
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