Being angered, Laius
either rolled a chariot wheel over his foot or hit him with his whip
, and Oedipus killed Laius and all but one of his attendants, who claims it was a gang of men. Laius was buried where he died by Damasistratus, the king of Plataea.
Who is Labdacus in Antigone?
Labdacus (LAB-da-kus): The father of Laius
How did Labdacus die?
He died while he was still young, after he lost a war with the king of Athens, Pandion, over their borders. Apollodorus writes that he, like his cousin Pentheus, was
ripped apart by women in a bacchic frenzy
for disrespect to the god Dionysus.
What happened to Oedipus in the end?
After the events of Oedipus Rex
How does Oedipus die?
Oedipus died at Colonus near Athens, where
he was swallowed into the earth
and became a guardian hero of the land.
Who is Creon's son?
Haemon
Who did Antigone want to bury?
Antigone, who feels she must bury
her dead brother
under Divine law
Why does Oedipus stab his eyes out instead of killing himself?
Why did Oedipus stab his eyes out? Oedipus acknowledges that his hubris has left him blind to the truth and is too ashamed of himself to witness the citizens' reactions. Overall, Oedipus chooses stab out his eyes
as a way of punishing himself for his hubris and ignorance
.
Why is Oedipus afraid for his daughters and not for his sons?
Oedipus is concerned that his daughters won't be
treated well in life because he's their father and brother
, and they'll likely suffer more than their brothers because of the curse and the disgrace Oedipus brought to his family. In thinking of the evil days to come, The slights and wrongs that men will put upon you.
Who does Creon blame for Antigone's death?
As is the nature of tragedy, the tragic hero Creon blames himself for causing the deaths of
his son, wife, and niece
.
Who found Oedipus as a baby?
A shepherd
finds the baby, though, and takes him to King Polybus
Who saved Oedipus as a baby?
When Oedipus is born,
Laius
Did Jocasta know Oedipus was her son?
The narration is supposed to take place right after Jocasta died, when she is looking back on her life.
She reveals that she has known all along that Oedipus is her son
, and that she has not been ashamed of it. … Jocasta says that she knows from the moment she sees him as a man that Oedipus is her son.
What is Creon's greatest fear?
Creon's greatest fear is:
War
.
Angering the gods
.
Is Polyneices Antigone's brother?
Polyneices is
the brother of Antigone, Ismene and Eteocles
Who are Creon's parents?
Creon was the son of
Menoeceus
, although his mother goes unnamed, but the ancestry of Creon can be traced back to the very founding of Thebes, for Menoeceus was the grandson of Pentheus, who himself was the son of Echion, a Spartoi, and Agave, a daughter of Cadmus.
