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What act involving the Sphinx does Oedipus accomplish in order to gain the throne of Thebes in 'Oedipus Rex'?
Solving her riddle is the act involving the Sphinx and accomplished by Oedipus in order to gain the throne of Thebes in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).
Specifically, the Sphinx asks everyone entering or leaving Thebes what life form moves on fours in the morning, twos in the afternoon, and threes in the evening. Oedipus alone figures out that the answer is a human being who crawls as a baby, stands straight as an adult and needs a cane in old age. The reward is marrying the beautiful widowed Queen Jocasta and wearing the crown and occupying the throne of Thebes.
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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.
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 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.
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.
When the play Oedipus begins which of the following is true the sphinx is terrorizing Thebes Oedipus is not married to Jocasta Oedipus's father is alive Oedipus is king of Thebes?
Oedipus is king of Thebes
In the beginning of the play Oedipus Rexs how does Oedipus save thebes?
by answering the question of sphinx.
Why do the citizens of Thebes make Oedipus their king in 'Oedipus Rex'?
It is because he defeats the Sphinx that the citizens of Thebes make Oedipus their king in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the Sphinx asks a seemingly unsolvable riddle of all incoming and outgoing Thebes. Those who do not have an answer get killed and eaten by the Sphinx. A reward of marriage with widowed Queen Jocasta and job as king of Thebes is offered to whomever defeats the Sphinx. Oedipus knows the correct answer to the riddle, defeats the Sphinx, and gets the girl and the job.
Who was the hero who answer the riddle of the sphinx?
Oedipus, who became the King of Thebes.
Which happens first Oedipus marries Jocasta Oedipus flees Corinth Oedipus kills four men Oedipus frees Thebes from the Sphinx?
First, Oedipus flees Corinth. Second, he kills four men at a crossroads between Delphi and Thebes. Third, he frees Thebes from the Sphinx. Fourth, he marries Theban Queen Jocasta and thereby becomes King of Thebes.
What great service did Oedipus provide the city when he first arrived in thebes?
He answered the riddle of the Sphinx, thus freeing Thebes from the rule of the Sphinx and allowing Thebes to once again prosper.
Who ruins Thebes in 'Oedipus Rex'?
The Sphinx and Oedipus ruin Thebes in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the Sphinx ruins Thebes with her great appetite for freshly killed Thebans. Oedipus ruins Thebes with his two-time neglect of mandatory cleansing rituals. He spreads pollution by not purifying his murders or that of King Laius.
