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When Oedipus tells Jocasta that Teiresias has accused him of Laius's murder, Jocasta responds by telling Oedipus that:?
prophets and seers are sometimes mistaken.prophets and seers are sometimes mistaken.prophets and seers are sometimes mistakenprophets and seers are sometimes mistaken
Why does Jocasta tell Oedipus to ignore the prophecies in 'Oedipus Rex'?
That she seeks to comfort him and that she thinks that not all prophecies come true are reasons why Jocasta tells Oedipus to ignore the prophecies in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Oedipus admits that he is running scared from a prophecy that he will kill his father and marry his mother. Queen Jocasta appears to love Oedipus and tries to make him feel better. She believes that not all prophecies come true. She gives as an example the prophesied death of her first husband, King Laius, by their son. She indicates that the death instead takes place far away and at the hands of robbers.
When Oedipus tells Jocasta that Teiresias has accused him of Laius's murder Jocasta responds by telling Oedipus that?
He says that "prophets and seers are sometimes mistaken."
Who tells Oedipus he is laius's murderer?
Tiresias tells Oedipus he is the murderer of Laius.
What story does Jocasta tell to convince Oedipus that prophecies may not come true in 'Oedipus Rex'?
It is her first husband's story that Jocasta tells to convince Oedipus that prophecies may not come true in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Queen Jocasta believes that prophecies do not necessarily come true. She differentiates between the prophetic skills of gods and mortals. She says her first husband King Laius was fated to be killed by his own son when in actuality he died at the hands of robbers at the Delphi-Daulia intersection in Phocis.
When Oedipus tells Jocasta that Teiresias has accused him of Laius's murder, Jocasta responds by telling Oedipus that:?
prophets and seers are sometimes mistaken.prophets and seers are sometimes mistaken.prophets and seers are sometimes mistakenprophets and seers are sometimes mistaken
Why does Jocasta tell Oedipus to ignore the prophecies in 'Oedipus Rex'?
That she seeks to comfort him and that she thinks that not all prophecies come true are reasons why Jocasta tells Oedipus to ignore the prophecies in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Oedipus admits that he is running scared from a prophecy that he will kill his father and marry his mother. Queen Jocasta appears to love Oedipus and tries to make him feel better. She believes that not all prophecies come true. She gives as an example the prophesied death of her first husband, King Laius, by their son. She indicates that the death instead takes place far away and at the hands of robbers.
When Oedipus tells Jocasta that teiresias has accused him of Laius murder Jocasta responds by telling Oedipus that?
He says that "prophets and seers are sometimes mistaken."
When Oedipus tells Jocasta that Teiresias has accused him of Laius's murder Jocasta responds by telling Oedipus that?
He says that "prophets and seers are sometimes mistaken."
Who tells Oedipus he is laius's murderer?
Tiresias tells Oedipus he is the murderer of Laius.
What story does Jocasta tell to convince Oedipus that prophecies may not come true in 'Oedipus Rex'?
It is her first husband's story that Jocasta tells to convince Oedipus that prophecies may not come true in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Queen Jocasta believes that prophecies do not necessarily come true. She differentiates between the prophetic skills of gods and mortals. She says her first husband King Laius was fated to be killed by his own son when in actuality he died at the hands of robbers at the Delphi-Daulia intersection in Phocis.
What does Jocasta tell Oedipus in 'Oedipus Rex'?
Her experiences with prophecies and her first husband's crime scene are what Jocasta tells Oedipus in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Queen Jocasta concludes that not all prophecies come true because of her first husband King Laius' predicted fate to be killed by his son. Instead, Laius dies at the hands of robbers in the Delphi-Daulia intersection in the neighboring land of Phocis. She says that this happens just before her second husband Oedipus defeats the Sphinx and settles down in Thebes.
Who tells Oedipus about his abandonment in 'Oedipus Rex'?
It is the Corinthian messenger who tells Oedipus about his abandonment in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the Corinthian messenger says that Oedipus is not Corinthian born. He states that he found Oedipus and brought him to Corinth. The messenger tells of finding the abandoned infant Oedipus outside Thebes.
Teiresias tells Oedipus that?
Oedipus murdered the former king of Thebes.
Who tells the prophecy of Oedipus?
Oracles tell the two prophecies of subsequent Theban King Oedipus. In the first case, the Oracle tells Theban King Laius and Queen Jocasta that any son of theirs will grow up to kill his own father and sovereign. These are offenses not to be taken lightly.In the second case, the Delphic Oracle tells the grown-up Oedipus that he will marry his own mother. This likewise is an offense not to be taken lightly. It's only the gods that can engage in mother-son incest, to get the world of gods and mortals started.
Who tells Oedipus he will kill his father and marry his mother?
Tiresias a blind prophet tells Oedipus that he will kill his father and marry his mother.
What do you call someone who tells prophecies?
A prophet
