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Oedipus
ill fated king who killed his father and married his mother
Laios
was killed in an altercation where three roads meet
Kreon (Creon)
the brother in law of Oedipus accused of treason
Anitgone
one of the daughters of Oedipus
Jocasta
tried to kill her child to rid the prophecy
Polybos
raised a stranded infant (Oedipus) as his own child
Teiresias
the blind prophet
Choragos
leader of the Chorus
Chorus
the group that sings and comments on the actions of the characters
Sphinx
terrorized the city of Thebes until Oedipus answered her riddle
Merope
the queen of Corinth who raised Oedipus as her own
Ode
song that comments on that action of the play or its characters
Episode
a scene in a play
Strophe
the movement of the chorus from the right to the left (hint - alphabetically right strophe Q,R,S,T,U)
Antistrophe
the movement of the chorus from the left to the right across the stage
Parados
opening song as the chorus makes its entrance
Prologue
introduces the main characters in the beginning of the play
Exodus
the last song of a play usually containing a moral lesson
Tragedy
a serious play in which the main character suffers from a flaw
Apollo
Oedipus blames him for all his troubles
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