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he was given the title of King of Thebes and the recently widowed Jocasta's hand in marriage.
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What is Oedipus' reward for killing the Sphinx?
he was given the title of King of Thebes and the recently widowed Jocasta's hand in marriage.
When was a reward offered for the killing of the thyclaines?
the reward is a whole thylacine
What is the story about the sphinx?
Well, I think the story is Tutmouse, a prince, slept on Sphinx's feet. Sphinx told him to dust the floor because it was making him sneeze and the reward will be being a prince! P.s my name starts with T.
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.
What mythical creature is half lion and asks riddles?
The mythical creature that is half lion and asks riddles is the sphinx. In Greek mythology, the sphinx is known for posing riddles to travelers and killing those who could not answer correctly.
Why does Oedipus marry Jocasta in 'Oedipus Rex'?
That the reward for defeating the monstrous Sphinx is marrying her is the reason why Oedipus marries Jocasta In "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Jocasta is the widowed Queen of Thebes. The city is being terrorized by the monstrous Sphinx. Marriage is the reward for solving the Sphinx's riddle of what life form moves around on fours in the morning, twos in the afternoon and threes in the evening of life.
What was lord Voldemort's punishment?
There wasn't an official reward for killing him. Harry's reward was knowing that the wizarding world was safe from him.
What is the value of the reward for killing Osama bin Laden?
Considering that Osama bin Laden is dead already, the reward is defunct, but when he was alive, the reward was for $25 million. (The reward was never paid since the information on bin Laden came from electronic sources, not personal informants.)
The body of the Egyptian Sphinx was based on which animal?
The Egyptian Sphinx has the body of a lion and the head of a human. In Greek mythology, the Sphinx was a demon with a form like a winged lion with a woman's head, though sometimes she was depicted with a lion's paws, claws and breasts of a lion, a serpent's tail and the wings of an eagle. The Greek Sphinx was intelligent and terrorized an entrance to the city of Thebes, refusing passage - killing people - unless her riddle was solved. The hero odepius answear the question and the sphinx killed itself
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.
What is the reward for killing billy the kid?
The reward for killing Billy the Kid, an infamous outlaw of the American Old West, was set at $500. This bounty was offered by the governor of New Mexico Territory, Lew Wallace, due to Billy's criminal activities, including cattle rustling and murder. Despite his notoriety, Billy the Kid was ultimately killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett in 1881, who collected the reward.
What does Oedipus' success in killing the Sphinx years before lead the Priest to expect in 'Oedipus Rex'?
That Oedipus will end the pestilence is what his success in defeating the Sphinx years before leads the priest to expect in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Oedipus answers the seemingly unanswerable riddle of the monstrous Sphinx. The Sphinx commits suicide. No one else figures out how to defeat the Sphinx so the priest hopes that Oedipus' successful problem-solving will be repeated in regard to the current pestilence.
