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