Oedipus the King Crossword Puzzle

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  1. 4. The curse Thebes is under at the start of the play.
  2. 8. What Teiresias is referring to when he says, "That quality of yours now ruins you."
  3. 9. A group of characters who comment on the action & express opinions.
  4. 10. King of the Greek gods
  5. 13. What an official messenger is called.
  6. 15. Mountain range in Greece mentioned in the play by Teiresias.
  7. 18. Teiresias claims that Oedipus is the "accursed ____ of this land."
  8. 20. Jocasta's brother
  9. 21. Laius was murdered at the place where ____ ____ ____.
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  1. 1. What the Sphinx is famous for.
  2. 2. The wife of Oedipus
  3. 3. The physical ailment of Tiresias
  4. 5. The "cruel singer" who stumps people with riddles
  5. 6. The famous Oracle dwells here.
  6. 7. What Oedipus decrees will happen to Laius' murderer.
  7. 11. The city Oedipus is king of
  8. 12. A place or a person through which divine advice.
  9. 14. The god who both cursed the city and to whom they ask for help.
  10. 16. Who was king before Oedipus?
  11. 17. The "sole survivor" of the robbery/murder of Laius
  12. 19. Forecast of future events