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Thebes' experience with the Sphinx is referred to in the play 'Oedipus Rex' by Sophocles [496 B.C.E.-406 B.C.E.]. The length of the play depends upon the language of the version. The original language is the classical Greek of the ancient Greeks. But the play is available in many of the world's modern languages. Additionally, the play's length depends upon the particular edition by the particular publishing company. For example, the play's length may be extended by introductions, footnotes, bibliographies, and appendices.
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Is The story of Oedipus the King is based on Greek myth?
Yes. Oedipus was in the Sphinx story.
How did Oedipus' encounter with the sphinx save thebes?
Oedipus answered the sphinx's riddle and sphinx killed herself. Once the sphinx was gone the people of Thebes were safe.
Who solved the Sphinx's riddle in 'Oedipus Rex'?
Oedipus solved the Sphinx's riddle in the play Oedipus Rex ("Oedipus the King"). He alone understood that a people-killing Sphinx would pose an apparently unanswerable riddle about people.
How did Oedipus liberates Thebes?
Oedipus liberated Thebes by solving the Sphinx's riddle. The Sphinx had placed a heavy tax on the Thebans and forced them into poverty. Oedipus was able to conquer and banish the Sphinx.
How did Oedipus once liberate thebes?
Oedipus liberated Thebes by solving the Sphinx's riddle. The Sphinx had placed a heavy tax on the Thebans and forced them into poverty. Oedipus was able to conquer and banish the Sphinx.
How Oedipus once liberated Thebes?
Oedipus liberated Thebes by solving the Sphinx's riddle. The Sphinx had placed a heavy tax on the Thebans and forced them into poverty. Oedipus was able to conquer and banish the Sphinx.
Who killed the Sphinx?
Oedipus
What happens to the Sphinx when Oedipus solves the riddle in 'Oedipus Rex'?
Suicide is what happens to the Sphinx when Oedipus solves the riddle in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the Sphinx demands upon pain of death the answer to an impossible riddle. Oedipus figures out the answer and thereby deprives the Sphinx of her food supply. In despair, she throws herself over a nearby cliff.
Hero who answered the riddle of the sphinx?
Oedipus answered the riddle of the sphinx
How did Oedipus bring the city of Thebes fortune in the book Oedipus Rex?
by answering the riddle of the sphinx and saving Thebes from the rule of the sphinx.
To what elements of the Oedipus story does Muriel Rukeyser allude in 'Myth'?
It is to Oedipus' defeat of the Sphinx, incest with his mother, self-mutilation and years in exile that "Myth" by Muriel Rukeyser (December 15, 1913 - February 12, 1960) refers.Specifically, exiled former King Oedipus comes across the Sphinx. Oedipus is described as blind. He mentions his ignorance of his biological mother's identity. He speaks with the Sphinx about his and her way of answering the riddle.
What is Oedipus famous for in 'Oedipus Rex'?
Defeating the Sphinx is what Oedipus is famous for in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the monstrous Sphinx camps outside the city of Thebes. She kills and eats all Thebans who cannot answer her seemingly unanswerable riddle. But Oedipus knows the answer and beats the Sphinx at her own game.
