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Study Guide CLT 3378 Final ExamOedipus OedipusA. Greek hero (two mortal parents) B. Oedipus Parents= Laios and Jocasta1. King and queen of Thebes2. ChildlessC. Delphic oracle to Laios: son by Jocasta will kill father, LaiosD. Delphic oracle = oracle of Apollo at DelphiE. Laios gets drunk; gets Jocasta pregnant1. Oedipus is bornF. Laios pierces baby’s ankles with metal pins1. Oedipus cannot crawG. Gives baby to shepherd to expose on mountainH. Shepherd gives baby to Merope and Polybos, king of CorinthI. Merope names baby “Oedipus” 1. (Oed- [“swollen”] + -pous [“foot”])J. As young man, Oedipus taunted for being illegitimate babyK. Delphic oracle to Oedipus: kill father, marry motherL. Oedipus leaves Corinth to save “parents”1. Does not want prophecy to come trueM. At crossroads: Oedipus kills1. Old Man (= Laios) 2. Kills all servants but one N. Comes to Thebes; Creon is kingO. Sphinx terrorizes Thebes1. Sphinx= monster from Near Eastern myth2. Head of woman, body of lion, wings of birdP. Sphinx’s riddle: “What has one voice, but four legs, then two legs, then three legs?”Q. Will leave Thebes when riddle solved 1. Eats losers2. Oedipus solves riddle3. Sphinx jumps to her deathR. Creon rewards Oedipus: kingship and JocastaS. Oedipus and Jocasta have children1. Sons= Eteocles, Polyneices2. Daughters= Antgone, IsmeneCLaios1. King of Thebes2. Father of OedipusJocasta1. Queen of Thebes 2. Mother and Wife of Oedipus3. Children with Oedipus1. Sons = Eteocles, Polyneices2. Daughters = Antigone, IsmeneThebesA. Oedipus’s hometownB. King= Laios Queen= Jocasta 1. Creon is King upon Laios’s death2. Then Oedipus is rewarded King for defeating SphinxDelphic oracleA. Oracle of Apollo at DelphieB. Tells prophecy of Laios’s son killing him and marrying JacostaC. Tells prophecy to OedipusDelphiA. Place where Delphic oracle livedMeropeA. Queen of CorinthB. Responsible for naming OedipusPolybosA. King of Corinth B. Raises OedipusCorinthA. Greek City where Oedipus grows upCreonA. King of Thebes after Laios is killed SphinxA. Monster from Near Eastern myths B. Head of woman, body of lion, wings of birdC. Terrorizes ThebesD. Gives Oedipus Riddle 1. Oedipus solves riddle 2. Sphinx jumps to death SophoclesA. Athenian tragedian Sophocles (c. 496-406 BCE)1. Wrote over 120 plays; we have 7 known to manB. Wrote Oedipus the King 1. c. 420s BCEOedipus the KingA. Written by Sophocles 420s BCEB. Plague in ThebesC. King Oedipus wants to detect why there is a plagueD. Oracle gives reason1. Thebes polluted2. “Drive the murderer of Laios into exile!”E. Teiresias (blind prophet) summonedF. Teiresias: Oedipus is murdererG. Oedipus accuses Teiresias and Creon of treacheryH. Messenger from Corinth: Polybos deadI. Messenger: Oedipus adoptedJ. Coincidence #1: messenger brought baby Oedipus to MeropeK. Messenger: got baby from Theban shepherdL. Coincidence #2: shepherd sole survivor of attack on LaiosM. Shepherd admits: only one murderer of Laios (not several)N. Oedipus realizes truth (anagnorisis); exits stageO. Finds Jocasta’s body (hanged)P. Blinds himself with Jocasta’s dress (chiton) pinsQ. Enters stage, blindedR. Goes into exile with daughtersAristotleA. Greek philosopher Aristotle (384-322)B. In Poetics (literary criticism)C. Oedipus the King as model tragedyPoeticsA. The earliest-surviving work of dramatic theoryB. The first extant philosophical treatise to focus on literary theoryC. Written by Aristotle 335 BCEHamartiaA. Not a fatal flaw (old view)B. Instead it was a “mistake” made by hero of tragedyC. What is Oedipus’ hamartia?AnagnorisisA. Hero misperceives realityB. Moment in a play or other work when a character makes a critical discoveryDramatic ironyA. When the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the character in playTeiresiasA. Blind but see’s truth= blind prophetB. Is called upon by Oedipus to find reason for plague C. Says Oedipus is a murder and that is the reason for the plagueD. Accused of treason ChitonA. Woolen tunic worn in ancient GreeceSigmund FreudA. Austrian psychiatrist Sigmund Freud (1856-1939)B. “Oedipus Complex”Oedipus ComplexA. Coined by FreudB. Sexual desire of son for motherC. Jealousy of son for fatherD. Metaphorical meaning of Oedipus the KingHerodotusA. Greek historian Herodotus (c. 485-c. 425 BCE)B. Tells of exiled Athenian tyrant HippiasHippiasA. Tyrant of Athens in 6th century B. Hippias has a dream 1. Sex with mother2. Dream= good thingC. Thinks dream means he should invade Persians to restore him to AthensD. Older Hippias is on beach and coughs1. Looses tooth2. Only tooth has “mother” From Paleontology to MythologyFossilA. Latin word. Curious or valuable thing that comes from the groundProtoceratopsA. Skeleton found in the Gobi desert by Roy Chapman AndrewsGriffinA. A mythical creature with the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lionB. Compared to ProtoceratopMonster of TroyA. Implication that monster was a dinosaurCyclopsA. A member of a primordial race of giantsB. Each had a single eye in the middle of his forehead C. The name is widely thought to mean "circle-eyed".Bones of OrestesA. Oracle of Delphi foretold that the Spartans could not defeat the Tegeans until theymoved the bones of Orestes to SpartaB. Delphic Oracle asks Son of Agamemnon to bring home the “Bones of Orestes”Rig VedaRig VedaA. Oldest literary work of IndiaB. Rig = praise, Veda = knowledgeC. Composed in early Sanskrit language (Indo-European language)D. Existed orally for many centuries until it was written down laterE. 1028 hymns to gods, in 10 books (all praising gods somehow)F. All poems/poetry, several poems that tell different bits of the same myths, so we combine pieces together to achieve the full effect and infoG. Sacred to the Hindus yet its originating culture is Veda H. Cf. Israelite scriptures = sacred to Jews and ChristiansSanskritA. What Rig Veda is composed inB. Indo-European languageVedic peopleA. Indian people who composed the Rig VedaAgniA. Agni = “fire” (cf. Latin ignis)B. Binatural (thing + god)1. Tangible thing and also a godC. Different types of fire (heat, light)1. Natural = fire, lightning, sun2. Domestic = hearth3. Ritual = sacrifice4. Funereal = cremation5. Poetry (light)SomaA. Deified sacred drinkB. Binatural God1. Physical drink and a godC. Hallucinogenic drink1. Made from unknown plant in mountains2. Unknown if plant exists todayD. Sacred drink by gods and priests1. Vitality and


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