Oedipus 1
Across
- 2. Common name for the Greek god of light, sun, and prophecy
- 4. Tiresias does not have physical ____ despite his prophetic abilities.
- 7. Oedipus· brother-in-law
- 11. Oedipus fears that __ wants to overthrow him.
- 14. The city where Oedipus Rex takes place
- 15. The group of actors who comment on the play
- 16. ___ is a prophet of Apollo.
- 19. Oedipus' uncle
- 21. There is ____ irony because the
- 23. Creon believes that a band of ____ killed the form.er king
- 24. The Chorus tries to ____ the play's action.
- 25. The creature that Oedipus defeated in order to rule Thebes.
Down
- 1. A potential punishment for Laius' murderer.
- 3. Oedipus demands ____ of Tiresias' prophetic abilities because he does not believe Tiresias.
- 5. An absolute ruler, to the Greeks
- 6. A ___ is ravaging the city when the play begins
- 8. Tiresias _____ to answer Oedipus at first.
- 9. To cure the plague, Oedipus must find the ____ of Laius
- 10. The king of the gods
- 12. ____ cited Oedipus Rex as the perfect trage-dy.
- 13. The author of Oedipus Rex
- 17. Oedipus is adept at solving _____
- 18. knows Oedipus' history and he does not
- 20. The name of Thebes' king before Oedipus
- 22. Greek goddess of wisdom and war