He settled in Boeotia (named for the ox), and founded in this new land the city of Cadmea, later called Thebes. "width": "800" "name": "Temple of Apollo at Didyma", "@type": "ImageObject", "@context": "http://schema.org", "contentUrl": "https://slideplayer.com/slide/1469048/4/images/61/The+Greek+Tragic+Hero.jpg", He sowed dragon's teeth into the ground at the advice of the god; after all the fighting men who arose from the ground had fought each other, the five that were left became his helpers. After Pentheus died, Cadmus' final child, Polydorus, ascended to the throne of Thebes and married Nycteis. He suffers from a reversal of fortune or fall from high to low. Although characters may die in Greek Tragedies, the tragedy arises from the protagonists poor choices which result from his tragic flaw. "@context": "http://schema.org", "contentUrl": "https://images.slideplayer.com/4/1469048/slides/slide_18.jpg", The ancestor is Cecrops, who in some cases is a magical half-man, half-dragon creature. BACKGROUND. The Greek Tragic Hero Is an uncommon man who possesses the greatness to battle his own destiny. By the end of the play, the audience should be purged of pity and fear, so they go through a catharsis. "@type": "ImageObject", However, Pelops did not wish to punish a man on account of his love. creating and saving your own notes as you read. "width": "800" The Oracle at Delphi tells Oedipuss Greek masks helped conceal the men's faces while they played the female parts, suspending disbelief. Creon returns to say that the plague will lift once "@context": "http://schema.org", to start your free trial of SparkNotes Plus. The misuse of freedom to try to change one\u2019s fate may result in additional suffering. The Theater The theater for which Antigone was written was different from theaters we know today. "@context": "http://schema.org", "@context": "http://schema.org", Years later, Laius is killed by a man he meets on a highway, who everyone believes is a stranger. "width": "800" one day kill his father. 2. She was born fully grown from the head of Zeus. supports HTML5 video, Published byBret Crosby Enjoy access to millions of presentations, documents, ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, and more ad-free. Select three options. In the second example, Sidney capitalizes* moon,* ordinarily an uncapitalized common noun, because he is addressing the moon as if it we re a person. "contentUrl": "https://slideplayer.com/slide/1469048/4/images/39/Happy+Family+Oedipus+and+Jocasta+successfully+ruled+Thebes+for+many+years.+They+had+four+children..jpg", Thanks for creating a SparkNotes account! "@context": "http://schema.org", Two daughters, Antigone and Ismene. Haemon: their son, and fianc\u00e9 of Antigone. who buries any of the six dead enemy leadersincluding Polyneiceswill Cecrops is said to have chosen Athena over Poseidon to be the protector of Athens. He has unknowingly killed his father. Sphinx means the strangler. Laius wanted to know if he would have an heir to the throne. Teiresias uses Identify the proper noun in given item. March 2, 2023, SNPLUSROCKS20 { Creon: acting King of Thebes. He further agreed to restore them to their homelands, starting with Thebes. "width": "800" "width": "800" 382. There was a theory that masks helped accentuate the actor's or actress' voice during a stage performance. Downtown Sacramento. }, 6 What goes on four feet in the morning, on two at noon, and on three in the evening? "contentUrl": "https://slideplayer.com/slide/1469048/4/images/56/Some+believe+the+chorus+sang%2C+moved%2C+danced.jpg", }, 27 You are about to embark on a journey into the dark but illuminating world of the Oedipus story. }, 12 This is yet to be proven though. { "@type": "ImageObject", Activate your 30 day free trialto continue reading. A heifer, who he must follow, and build his city at the spot she lay down to rest, Kill a terrible dragon who slew his companions at a spring. him and marry his wife. { Cadmus wanted to sacrifice the cow to Athena (or Zeus), and sent men to the spring of Aretias to fetch water, but a dragon guarding the place killed them. { "contentUrl": "https://slideplayer.com/slide/1469048/4/images/41/More+Bad+News+Thebes+began+to+suffer+from+a+Plague+and+a+Famine.jpg", However, nothing was ever found of her, except for the name of the land called Europa. "contentUrl": "https://slideplayer.com/slide/1469048/4/images/50/And+so+the+play+Antigone+begins.jpg", "name": "", "name": "What Cadmus Did: Cadmus searched for Europa but could not find her. { Meanwhile, his other daughter, Ismene, has The first part of Oedipus fate had been fulfilled. The suffering is not necessarily tragic, but is to be accepted as part of life. "description": "An exaggerated sense of pride or self-confidence, often accompanied by stubbornness and the refusal to listen to the reason of others. Years later, Laius is killed by a man Each person is given a personal allotment of unavoidable suffering. Oedipus sends Jocastas "@context": "http://schema.org", Ares\u2019 dragon had a golden crest, flashed fire from its eyes, had a triple tongue, teeth ranged in triple rows, and its body was swollen with poison. { These five helped to build Thebes and make it a glorious city. Together they ruled Thebes as its first King and Queen. Theseus honors Oedipus for his unwitting suffering, and the tortured Catharsis = purgation of pity and fear. What happened next is recounted in Sophocles' Antigone, which we will be reading for unit 9. The city is not heard from again. The Burial of the Dead All people have the right to a proper burial, as designated by the laws of the gods. "width": "800" ", "name": "The Elements of Greek Tragedy", "width": "800" "@type": "ImageObject", "description": "Laius returned to Thebes as its rightful king with Jocasta (a distant cousin), daughter of Menoeceus I as his queen. A Messenger. }, 24 Laius Attempts to Change his FateIn his fear that the Oracles prophecy would come true, Laius plotted to kill his son. Together they ruled Thebes as its first King and Queen. "description": "Tragedy is meant to reaffirm the fact that life is worth living, regardless of the suffering or pain that is part of human existence. Eteocles was to be honoured with rites, but Polynieces' body was to be left for birds and beasts. "contentUrl": "https://slideplayer.com/slide/1469048/4/images/37/Creon%E2%80%99s+Proclamation+Creon+had+to+save+the+city%2C+so+he+proclaimed+that+anyone+who+could+save+Thebes+from+the+Sphinx+would+be+rewarded%3A.jpg", "width": "800" Only when the riddle was answered would the Thebans be spared the agony of the Sphinx, but no one had been able to solve the riddle. "@type": "ImageObject", "width": "800" He suffers a loss of dignity, as well as suffering caused by the loss of loved ones. He finally rests in Colonus, }, 48 "@context": "http://schema.org", Talk about what these results tell you about potential listeners. Those who accept their fates should suffer no more than their allotted amount of suffering. "description": "", "@type": "ImageObject", "@context": "http://schema.org", Who ultimately won in the battle of the Seven against Thebes? Anyone who tried to bury the body of Polyneices against Creons order would be put to death by stoning. "width": "800" The Phoenician princess Europa was carried off over the sea by a bull, and her father, Agenor, commanded his sons, including Cadmus, to find her. The gods took exception to the abduction (not to Laius love for Chryssipus) and set a curse on Laius that would last for three generations. They had four unfortunate daughters: Semele, who gave birth to Dionysius, Ino, who was an evil stepmother, but became a good goddess after she was turned into a nymph, Agave, who killed her son Pentheus, and Autonome, who watched her own son die. the situation. Eteocles eventually wins, but Polyneices assembles { If the person could not answer the riddle, the Sphinx strangled the victim, and then ate the body. Oedipus went to the Oracle of Apollo at Delphi and learned bad news and worse news: 1. Choral -- singing seems to have been an important part. "contentUrl": "https://slideplayer.com/slide/1469048/4/images/3/Important+Cities+Pay+attention+to+the+next+two+maps..jpg", Polyneices went to the city of Argos and acquired the aid of the Argive armies. "description": "Laius = Jocasta Creon = Eurydice. You can read the details below. . The last champion went to Athens and asked Theseus to join with him and force Creon to release the bodies. They had four children Twin sons, Eteocles and Polyneices and Two daughters, Antigone and Ismene "@context": "http://schema.org", Polyneices and Eteocles despised their father for what he had done, even though it was not his fault. Oedipus went to the Oracle of Apollo at Delphi and learned bad news and worse news: Continuing to believe that Polybus was his real father, Oedipus attempted to change his fate by vowing to banish himself from Corinth, never to return, so that he could not harm his father or mother. "@context": "http://schema.org", { The shepherd did as he was told, except . All these children met with tragedy, either dying in horrible ways or killing their own children. Now customize the name of a clipboard to store your clips. Seven armies with seven chieftains returned to Thebes and attacked its gates. ", { king and marries the widowed queen, Jocasta. The Oracle told Creon that Thebes could only be saved by revealing the killer of King Laius. The Royal House of Athens is notable in the number and degree of supernatural feats that befall its members. Walk into the Shady Lady and youll feel like you walked into a 1920's speakeasy. Predetermined Fate Each individual is born with a fate that is determined by the gods at birth. In this plot, Laius thought that he could not be accused of killing the child because he did not directly do it himself. Who in the world is Sophocles? Who killed herself at the funeral pyre of the Seven? In anger, Oedipus killed the driver, the passenger, and all of his retainers except one, who escaped. Those who accept their fates should suffer no more than their allotted amount of suffering. The house of Thebes was no more. { "width": "800" ", "name": "Cadmus and the Serpent", Fortune blesses his endeavor, but his children are Laius abducted Chryssipus and was eventually arrested by Chryssipus\u2019 half brothers. (for a summary of the action of the play, see. }, 41 The Sphinx asks, What creature goes on four feet in the morning, "contentUrl": "https://slideplayer.com/slide/1469048/4/images/31/Oedipus+Becomes+and+Adult.jpg", There the oracle told him to buy an ox which had a moon-shaped mark on its side, and to drive it before him. The Fate of Cadmus and Harmonia. "width": "800" By the end of the play, the audience should be purged of pity and fear, so they go through a catharsis. Polyneices RetaliatesPolyneices went to the city of Argos and acquired the aid of the Argive armies. Creon told him to flee, but Menoeceus was determined to fight. Being a man without a country, he had nothing to lose, so he accepted the challenge and approached the Sphinx. Upon arriving at Thebes, he encountered the monstrous Sphinx, possibly sent by Hera as punishment against the Thebans for failure to atone for the crimes of Laius. Written circa 411 BC. "@type": "ImageObject", Oedipus began his investigation and little by little, the facts came out, but Oedipus\u2019 pride would not allow him to accept the testimony of his witnesses. (one code per order). a monster who devours anyone who cannot answer her riddle. Antigone was shocked that her brother Polyneices would not be buried. SACRAMENTO, Calif. Feb. 1st, kicks off Black History Month in the U.S. And according to the Association for the Study of African American Life and . A tragic protagonist must have magnitude; his struggles are great because he is important to society. Athena Goddess of wisdom, war strategies, the defense of cities, heroic endeavor, weaving, pottery and other crafts, domestic arts, agriculture, the olive tree, and Athens. "@type": "ImageObject", "width": "800" He was man without a homeland. The gods had saved them both, but, she had become a sea-goddess. "width": "800" Your group members can use the joining link below to redeem their group membership. He sent Jocasta's brother Creon to Delphi to seek a solution to the plague. A moral code is known to be a composition or a given set of rules or regulations that are known to be used by people, group of people or firms so that they can be able to follow then so as to live a life that is good. two in the afternoon, and three in the evening? Oedipus gives the "@type": "ImageObject", ", This document was uploaded by user and they confirmed that they have the permission to share { February 18, 2021 8:16 AM. Report DMCA. The Origin of The Royal House of ThebesThe Oracle of Apollo at Delphi Apollo was the god of Truth and Prophecy The Oracle was the priestess Pythia. Antigone accompanied him on his journey; Ismene stayed in Thebes to look after his affairs. When he was older, a drunken man questioned Oedipus' parentage, though his mother would not speak to him about the matter. Violence and death offstage. ", As Adrastus and the army approached Thebes, they sent Tydeus on ahead to try to talk Eteocles into abdicating the throne. "@type": "ImageObject", They all failed in their search, and while his brothers went on to found colonies of their own, Cadmus went to Delphi where the oracle told him to give up the search, find a cow with special markings, follow it, and found a city where it stopped to rest. Frequent use of messengers to relate information. "width": "800" * The House of Thebes was in many ways as unlucky as the House of Atreus, but their troubles seemed a lot less deserved. 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