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When you translate Oedipus into English, it means swollen foot. Oedi in Greek means swollen and Pus in Greek means foot. They picked the name due to the fact that he had stakes driven through his feet when he was three days old. Before they took him to the pathless hillside to be left there. So the id itself actually doesn't mean in his name
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Who is the messenger from Corinth?
In the play Oedipus the King he tells Jocasta that he has come from Corinth to tell Pedipus that his father Polybius id dead and that Corinth wants him to be their king.
Who is the protagonist in Oedipus the King?
Oedipus.
What is 'Rex' from 'Oedipus Rex' in English?
"Rex" is Latin for "King". Oedipus Rex means "Oedipus the King".
Wrote Oedipus the King?
Oedipus the King (Oedipus Tyrannus) was written by Sophocles c.430 BC.
Who was king before Oedipus?
it was king Laius, Oedipus' real father.
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
When the play Oedipus Rex begins which of the following is true Oedipus knows that the oracles statements have not come true Oedipus is king of the thebes and there is a cursw upon the city Oedipus?
Oedipus is King of Thebes.
Describe the social context of Oedipus the King?
what is the social context of Oedipus the king drama
Who wrote over 100 plays and most famous work was Oedipus the king?
Oedipus Rex (Oedipus the King) was written by Sophocles.
In Oedipus the king how did laius die?
Oedipus kills him.
Why does Oedipus look for the muderer of king laius?
Oedipus does not realize that he killed king Laius and that king Laius was his father.
Which of the following is true a jocasta is Oedipus's wife b Oedipus was king of corinth before he was king of thebes c Oedipus intended to kill the king of thebes d Creon is oedi?
A. Jocasta is Oedipus' wife (and his mother).
