oedipus da king

describe life in greece during its golden age

they saw many major philosophical and cultural achievements and the theatre was born etc

5 things the greek have contributed to our society

-philosophy

-mathematics

-astronomy

-medicine

-modern drama

what is the purpose of the greek theatre?

entertainment for religious festivals in honor of the gods

who was sophocles?

• one of the three great greek tragedians

• adressed topics like fate, free will, morality, etc in his plays

• lived til he was 90

what are the three unities

• action

• place

• time

  they represent a theory of dramatic tragedy

who is oedipus and what does his name mean?

he is the king of thebes who kills his father and makes love with his mother, his name means represents swollen foot

explain the riddle of the sphinx

“What creature walks on four legs in the morning, two legs at noon, and three legs in the evening?”, the answer is man, four legs represents a baby crawling, two legs is a man walking, three legs is an old man walking w his cane

what is hubris?

an excessive pride of self confidence

who is the supreme ruler of the greek gods?

zeus, he was a dignified man

who is famous for their oracle at delphi?

apollo NOT PYTHIA

procession

a line of people who are all walking or travelling in the same direction, especially in a formal way as part of a religious ceremony or public celebration

oracle

(especially in ancient Greece) a female priest who gave people wise but often mysterious advice from a god, or the advice given

kinsmen

a person who belongs to the same family as someone else

proclamation

an official announcement

traitor

a person who is not loyal or stops being loyal to their own country, social class, beliefs

interrogation

the process of questioning someone to gather information

appalled

having strong feelings of shock or disapproval

pious

strongly believing in religion, and living in a way that shows this belief

shroud

a cloth or long, loose piece of clothing that is used to wrap a dead body before it is buried

menace

someone or something causing harm, ex. drunk drivers

clairvoyant

a person who says they have powers to see the future or see things that other people cannot see

unverified

something that has not been confirmed

surmise

to guess something, without having much or any proof

hearsay

information that you have heard but do not know to be true

banish

to send someone away, especially from their country, and not allow them to come back

herald

to be a sign that something important, and often good, is starting to happen, or to make something publicly known, especially by celebrating or praising it

abyss

a very deep hole that seems to have no bottom

tyrant

a ruler who has unlimited power over other people, and uses it unfairly and cruelly

reverence

a feeling of respect or admiration for someone or something

defile

to spoil something or someone so that that thing or person is less beautiful or pure