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How is an Oracle and a prophecy related?
An oracle is generally the person that gives a prophecy.
How did King Acrisios die?
I don't know of a the king you mentioned, but if you are referring to the mythical Greek king of Argos King Acrisius than he died when his grandson Perseus accidentally hit him and killed him with a discus fulfilling the prophecy. He had even been warned by an oracle that his daughter Danaë's son would kill him.
In Greek mythology what is an oracle?
An oracle is usually a female who is in the service of Apollo, God of the Sun, Healing, Prophecy, Music, and Archery. People would come to them and they would give a prophecy. The most famous is the Oracle of Delphi.
What warning did the oracle give the King and Queen of Thebes?
This is from the story of Oedipus, in which the prophecy is that the son of the king will kill his father and marry his mother.
How does the prophecy of Acrisius' death come true?
Do you think the oracle’s prophecy to Acrisius will come true? Why or why not?
What makes Acrisios sure he will never have grandson?
Acrisios is convinced he will never have a grandson because of a prophecy that foretells he will be killed by his own grandson. To prevent this fate, he locks away his daughter, Danaë, to keep her from having children. Despite his efforts, fate intervenes when Zeus visits Danaë in the form of golden rain, resulting in the birth of her son, Perseus, thus fulfilling the prophecy he desperately tried to avoid.
What is the oracle's prophecy in 'Oedipus Rex'?
That Oedipus will kill his father and marry his mother is the oracle's prophecy in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the Delphic oracle is the best known and most widely respected oracle in all of ancient Greece. The play includes other prophecies, but not by oracles. For example, Theban monarchs Laius and Jocasta hear a prophecy of their son growing up to kill his father, but it is not from an oracle.
How does King Acrisios die?
Perseus showed him the head of Medusa but then Acrisios turns into stone
What was the prophecy that Oedipus fulfilled?
An oracle had a prophecy that Oedipus would kill his father, king of Thebes, and marry his mother.
How does King Acrisios try to escape his fate?
how did king acrisios tries twice to escape his fate
What bothers Percy Jackson about the oracle's prophecy?
In the prophecy is said, that someone will betray him, and he didn't know who could be that.
What prophecy of the oracle turned out to be true for Zoe?
the goddest in chains shall be one's salvation
