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That the guilty in Laius' murder must be found and punished is the message that Creon brings back to Thebes in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Creon consults with the Delphic oracle as to how to end the pestilence in Thebes. He finds out that Thebans and Thebes are polluted by the unsolved murder of King Laius, Creon's brother-in-law and royal predecessor. He also learns that the guilty must be punished by execution or exile.
The guards tell Creon that someone has tried to properly bury Polyneices by covering him with some dirt.
hes dead
because he thought that he would bring news
To save himself from the king's threat to kill him if he does not find the culprit.
That the guilty in Laius' murder must be found and punished is the message that Creon brings back to Thebes in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Creon consults with the Delphic oracle as to how to end the pestilence in Thebes. He finds out that Thebans and Thebes are polluted by the unsolved murder of King Laius, Creon's brother-in-law and royal predecessor. He also learns that the guilty must be punished by execution or exile.
That the Oracle said that Ikemefuna had to be killed. He also said that Okonkwo should not go with for the killing. However, he did. Okonkwo said that Ikemefuna was going back to his home tribe.
An oracle was supposedly guidance from a god on a course of action. These oracles were usually set-ups. The questioner had to bring gifts for the god, and some cities made an industry out of it. Delphi had Apollo. It also had agents located in major cities who sent advance notice of upcoming questions, which allowed answers to be devised. The oracle also usually had two meanings, so if things went wrong, the excuse was that the questioner had taken the wrong interpretation.
The guards tell Creon that someone has tried to properly bury Polyneices by covering him with some dirt.
hes dead
To save himself from the king's threat to kill him if he does not find the culprit.
because he thought that he would bring news
In "Antigone", when King Creon, who had commanded that the body of Polyneices not be buried and left outside to rot, learned that someone had disobeyed orders and buried him. He immediately commanded the guard who brought him the news to bring him the person responsible.
You can find information about oracle certifications online at the Wikipedia. Once on the website, type "Oracle Certification Program" into the search field at the top of the page and press enter to bring up the information.
Oracle cards began in the latter part of the 20th century and are used for divination. They contain pictures, and sometimes words, to bring comfort and inspiration to those who seek it.
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No one is sent by Theban King Oedipus to consult with Teiresias the blind prophet, at the beginning of the play. Instead, Oedipus has his brother-in-law and uncle, Theban King Creon, go to consult with the Oracle at Apollo's shrine. He has problems trying to carry out the information from the Oracle. So Oedipus sends a messenger to bring Teiresias to his presence. But no one is sent beforehand or in advance to consult with the prophet before this meeting with Oedipus.