Name two members of the House of Cadmus and how they were cursed.
Autonoe, Ino, Semele, Agave, Oedipus, etc.
Name all three highlighted locations from today's mythology map.
Thebes, Corinth, Oracle at Delphi (Mt. Parnassus).
Tell us three facts about the Sphinx.
Greek & Egyptian mythology, offspring of Typhon & Echidna, human's face + lion's body + eagle's wings, fierce & cunning, riddle, etc.
What's an allegory?
A story with a hidden meaning.
What is fate?
Predetermined future; inescapable end.
What's a plague?
Deadly bacterial disease (Black Death).
Summarize Act One of Oedipus Rex.
Prophecy given to King Laius, Oedipus abandoned & rescued by shepherd.
Summarize Act Two of Oedipus Rex.
Raised in Corinth, second prophecy of Pythia, road rage incident.
Summarize Act Three of Oedipus Rex.
The Sphinx's riddle.
Summarize Act Four of Oedipus Rex.
Riddle solved, married to Queen Jocasta, the plague, true identity revealed, tragic fate.
