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MYTHOLOGY-CADMUS, ANTIGONE, AND

Cadmus and his Children 1. Which woman was the sister of Cadmus, and what was her story ? 2. Why did Cadmus go to ? 3. What did tell Cadmus? 4. How was Cadmus supposed to achieve this goal? 5. What was this city supposed to be called? 6. What was the first obstacle Cadmus had to overcome?

7. Who came to Cadmus once the was dead? 8. What was Cadmus told to do? 9. What sprang up from the ground? 10. How did Cadmus end up with only five men? 11. What does attribute to Cadmus? 12. Aries and are the parents of Cadmus’ wife, ______13. Aphrodite gave Cadmus’ wife a necklace made by . The necklace would bring ______to later generations. 14. Cadmus and had four daughters and one son. What terrible things happened to each of the children and their families?  -  ()-  INO’S HUSBAND AND SON-  AND –  -  AUTONOE’S SON- OEDIPUS 15. King of Thebes married a distant cousin named ______. 16. According to the stories, is it possible to work against a foretold fate? 17. What did the Oracle warn Laius would happen to him? 18. What did Laius do to his son when he was born? 19. King Laius was reported to have been killed by ______. 20. The murder wasn’t investigated fully because of the terrible ______. Which was a ______21. What did the require of travelers? 22. Oedipus came upon the Sphinx after he left Corinth. Why did he leave Corinth? (1) (2) (3) 23. The Sphinx killed herself when ______24. What was the riddle, and what was the answer? 25. When the plague struck, why did Oedipus suffer so greatly? 26. What was the condition that would end the plague? 27. How did Oedipus feel about this? 28. Who did Oedipus send for to help solve the crime? 29. What did Teiresias refuse to do? 30. After Oedipus accused him of being complicit in the crime, what did Teiresias tell him? 31. Jocasta explained why she believed the prophets were ignorant. She told him that Delphi had prophesied : MYTHOLOGY-CADMUS, ANTIGONE, AND OEDIPUS

32. What else did Jocasta tell Oedipus? 33. What idea seems to be formulating in Oedipus’ mind when he gets this information? 34. Apollo came to announce the death of Polybus to Oedipus and Jocasta. Why was this important? 35. Apollo asks him whether the fear of killing his father (Polybus) drove him form Corinth. What is this question foreshadowing? 36. What happens to Jocasta? 37. What happens to Oedipus?