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What does Oedipus send Creon to consult prior to the beginning of the action in 'Oedipus Rex'?
It is the Delphic oracle that Oedipus sends Creon to consult prior to the beginning of the action of "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the Delphic oracle carries the name of the Pythia. As the oracle of Apollo the sun god at Delphi, she is the most famous and respected oracle in ancient Greece. Oedipus therefore sends Creon, his brother-in-law and royal colleague, to find out how to end the pestilence before it ends all life in Thebes.
What command from Apollo does Creon share with Oedipus in 'Oedipus Rex'?
Identify the killer of the previous King of Thebes and have carried out as punishment exile or execution of the guilty are the commands that Creon receives from Apollo's shrine and that he shares with Oedipus in the play "Oedipus Rex" by ancient Greek playwright Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Thebes is losing harvests, livestock and newborns. Creon seeks the reason and the solution from the oracle at the shrine of Apollo. The oracle identifies the cause of the troubles as the unsolved murder of Laius years before and the solution as the tracking down and punishing of the guilty.
Whom does Oedipus send and where before the beginning of 'Oedipus Rex'?
Creon; the Delphic oracle
What does Creon say that Oedipus needs to do to get proof of Creon's innocence in 'Oedipus Rex'?
Consult with the Delphic oracle is what Creon says that Oedipus needs to do to get proof of Creon's innocence in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Oedipus groundlessly charges Creon, his brother-in-law and royal colleague, with attempting to usurp all royal powers. Creon defends himself. He says that Oedipus need only check with the Delphic oracle. The oracle will confirm that the pestilence can be ended only with the identification and punishment of the guilty in King Laius' murder.
Which errand does Oedipus send Creon to do?
To find out from the Oracle at Apollo's shrine why there's pestilence in Thebes and how to end it is the errand that Theban King Oedipus entrusts to his brother-in-law and uncle, Theban King Creon. Creon indeed comes back with the necessary information. The Oracle says that the pestilence will end with the identification and punishment of the murderer or murderers of Theban King Laius, Oedipus' royal predecessor and - unbeknownst to him - his own father and sovereign.
What is the plot summary for the play Oedipus rex?
Creon, to the oracle of the god Apollo to find out what can be done.Laius, was murdered under mysterious circumstances and the murderer was never found.
We learn that prior to the beginning of the action Oedipus has sent Creon to consult the delphic oracle?
It is to find out how to end the pestilence that Oedipus sends Creon to consult the Delphic oracle in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, an environmental disturbance such as pestilence can result from divine wrath over offensive commissions or omissions of mortals. Proper procedure in that case is to consult the Pythia, ancient Greece's most famous and respected oracle. That is precisely what Theban King Oedipus does.
Who is Apollo in Oedipus?
Apollo is a god of fire and light who gives prophecies to both Oedipus and Creon. His knowledge is absolute and are not considered as warnings.
What is Oedipus' punishment for killing King Laius?
Exile is the punishment of Theban King Oedipus for killing Theban King Laius. The oracle at Apollo's shrine tells Theban King Creon that the murderer or murderers of Laius must be identified and punished with execution or exile. The choice of the punishment is up to Creon, Oedipus' brother-in-law and uncle. Oedipus asks for exile, and Creon decides to honor that request, and Oedipus' request for protection to his two daughters, Antigone and Ismene.
Who is Apollo in Oedipus Rex?
Apollo is a god of fire and light who gives prophecies to both Oedipus and Creon. His knowledge is absolute and are not considered as warnings.
Oedipus sends Creon to do what?
Go to the oracle at Delphi to find out why Thebes is being plagued.
Why is Creon away from Thebes when the story opens?
Oedipus sent him to the Oracle to find out revelations.
