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Although Athene, Artemis, and Apollo are called upon in this Ode to help the people of Thebes, it is ultimately Zeus who is called upon to slay the murderer of King Laius.
Father Zeus, whose hand
Doth wield the lightning brand,
Slay him beneath thy levin bold, we pray,
Slay him, O slay!
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Who tells Oedipus he is laius's murderer?
Tiresias tells Oedipus he is the murderer of Laius.
How do the gods punish Thebes for harboring Laius' murderer in 'Oedipus Rex'?
It is with a pestilence that the gods punish Thebes for harboring Laius' murderer in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, a pestilence is so threatening that Thebans fear life will end in their city before the pestilence does. It manifests itself through ailing livestock, dying children and failing crops. It turns out that its cause is the city's harboring Theban King Laius' murderer and its solution the city's punishing of the guilty for the long unsolved murder of the gods' earthly representative in Thebes.
Who is Laius's murderer.?
His son Oedipus.
Who tells oedipius that he is laius's murderer?
Tiresias
What knowledge on the audience's part causes dramatic irony in 'Oedipus Rex'?
That Oedipus does everything he can to find the murderer of King Laius,while the audience knows from the beginning that the murderer is himself.Oedipus is Laius's murderer.
Who tells Oedipus he is laius's murderer?
Tiresias tells Oedipus he is the murderer of Laius.
How do the gods punish Thebes for harboring Laius' murderer in 'Oedipus Rex'?
It is with a pestilence that the gods punish Thebes for harboring Laius' murderer in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, a pestilence is so threatening that Thebans fear life will end in their city before the pestilence does. It manifests itself through ailing livestock, dying children and failing crops. It turns out that its cause is the city's harboring Theban King Laius' murderer and its solution the city's punishing of the guilty for the long unsolved murder of the gods' earthly representative in Thebes.
Who is Laius's murderer.?
His son Oedipus.
Who tells Oedipus he is Laius murderer?
Teiresias
Who tells Oedipus that he Laius murderer?
Teiresias
Who tells oedipius that he is laius's murderer?
Tiresias
Tells Oedipus that he is Laius's murderer?
Teiresias
Who tells Oedipus that he is Laius's murderer?
The Corinthian messenger reveals the truth to Oedipus, informing him that Polybus and Merope were not his biological parents and that he was adopted. This leads Oedipus to question his origins and eventually uncover the prophecy that he would kill his father.
What knowledge on the audience's part causes dramatic irony in 'Oedipus Rex'?
That Oedipus does everything he can to find the murderer of King Laius,while the audience knows from the beginning that the murderer is himself.Oedipus is Laius's murderer.
Who told Oedipus that he is Laius murderer?
Teiresias , the seer.
Who told Oedipus that he is Laius's murderer?
Teiresias , the seer.
What does Oedipus discover in his search to find the murderer of Laius?
That he killed his father Laius and married his mother Jocasta.
