Antigone Vocab Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 1. the error of a hero in a drama that leads to his downfall
  2. 7. (Greek mythology) the blind prophet of Thebes who revealed to Oedipus that Oedipus had murdered his father and married his mother
  3. 8. the passionate activity of expressing grief
  4. 9. make dirty or spotty
  5. 11. one of the great tragedians of ancient Greece (496-406 BC)
  6. 13. a song or hymn of mourning as a memorial to a dead person
  7. 14. (Greek mythology) a tragic king of Thebes who unknowingly killed his father Laius and married his mother Jocasta; the subject of the drama `Oedipus Rex' by Sophocles
  8. 17. actors who comment on the action in a classical Greek play (Theban elders)
  9. 18. having obsessive habits or irresistible urges
Down
  1. 2. indicating favorable circumstances and good luck
  2. 3. moving and bending with ease
  3. 4. (Greek mythology) the brother of Jocasta and uncle of Antigone who became king of Thebes after the fall of Oedipus
  4. 5. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
  5. 6. (Greek mythology) the daughter of King Oedipus who disobeyed her father and was condemned to death
  6. 10. a formal or authoritative proclamation
  7. 12. deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper
  8. 15. leader of a group or festival; leader of a chorus
  9. 16. act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises