Classical Mythology Quiz 7

Jocasta's brother, who appears in both plays, is

Creon

In Oedipus at Colonus, who says this? "But if you stand side-by-side with me and my resolve, father, with little effort, little time, I'll fling him to the winds. And then I'll take you home and reestablish you in your own house, establish myself as well, once I've thrown the traitor out by force!"

Polynices

Why did Laius expose the infant Oedipus in the wilderness?

The oracle predicted that his son would kill him

The chorus in Oedipus the king consists of

Theban citizens

who says this in Oedipus at Colonus? "First in any case, Oedipus is our ally: by mutual rights we owe him hospitality. What's more, he has come to beg our gods for help and render no small benefit to our country in return, to me as well."

Theseus

Who says this to whom? "You, you'll never leave this land until you return those young girls, produce them before my eyes. What you've done humiliates me and your own country, the race that gave you life."

Theseus to Creon

Why had the Thebans never found Laius' murderer?

They were distracted by the sphinx

What blind prophet comes to tell Oedipus that he is the murderer?

Tiresias

When Laius was murdered many years before, the Shepherd told Jocasta that he was murdered by

a band of thieves

At the beginning of Oedipus the king, Thebes is experiencing

a plague

Oedipus tells the Thebans that the killer must be

banished

In Oedipus at Colonus, when Oedipus refuses to return with him to Thebes, Creon

drags away his daughters

when Oedipus discovers Jocasta's suicide what does he do?

he blinds himself

Oedipus at Colonus, Oedipus hears thunder and sees lightning. With these signs he knows that

his death is near

In Oedipus at Colonus, Oedipus is accompanied by

his two daughters

What secret does Oedipus reveal to Theseus, which he says will keep Athens from harm forever?

the location of his grave