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Is the sphinx prevail over thebes a true statement?
no Oedipus kills his father
What does the Great sphinx have to do with Greek mythology?
The sphinx was a creature who terrorized the city of Thebes for some time, before Oedipus came along and defeated her by answering her riddle. Because he saved Thebes, Oedipus became the new king of it, marrying his mother in the process.
What are facts about Thebes ancient Greece?
Thebes is a bustling market town. Thebes is known for its products and wars. Thebes was the birth place of Hercules.
What country is the Great Sphinx?
Egypt Was The Great Sphinx
What was Thebes ancient name?
The ancient city (Thebes) is not called that. Thebes is actually the ancient capital of Egypt, or Alexandria.
Why did the citizens fo Thebes not investigate Laius' murder at the time it occured?
the people of Thebes were too worried about the Sphinx. they were being plagued
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.
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.
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.
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 was thebes tortured by the sphinx?
The Sphinx comes to Thebes and forces the people to pay heavy taxes. This throws the city into famine and poverty until Oedipus is able to solve the Sphinx's riddle.
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.
What tax did the people of Thebes pay the Sphinx?
The Sphinx demanded young men to be sent to her from Thebes. If they could not answer her riddles, they were killed and consumed.
Where did the sphinx live?
She lived for a time in Thebes.
What did the sphinx demand of the people of thebes?
the young
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.
