1 Sophocles' Oedipus Tyrannus Introduced and Translated by ...
1 Sophocles' Oedipus Tyrannus Introduced and Translated by ...
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GLOSSARY<br />
Abae (A, as in add, -bee), a shrine in Greece.<br />
Agenor (Ah-GENE-or), father of Cadmus, descendant of Zeus <strong>and</strong> Io (EYE-oh).<br />
Apollo (ah-POL-oh), god of prophecy, with a shrine at Delphi.<br />
Ares (AIR-ease), god of war.<br />
Amphitrite (am-phih-TRY-tee), sea-god.<br />
Athena (Ah-THEE-nah), goddess of wisdom, daughter of Zeus.<br />
Bacchus (BAH-cuss), another name for Dionysus.<br />
Cadmus (CAD-muss), founder of Thebes <strong>and</strong> gr<strong>and</strong>father of Labdacus, <strong>Oedipus</strong>’<br />
gr<strong>and</strong>father.<br />
Corinth (CORE-inth), city ruled <strong>by</strong> Polybus.<br />
Creon (CREE-on), brother of Jocasta.<br />
Cithaeron (kith-THY-ron), a mountain near Thebes, where <strong>Oedipus</strong> was exposed as a<br />
child.<br />
Delphi (DELF-ee), city in Greece, site of Apollo’s shrine.<br />
Daulis (DOW-lis), a city towards which a road led from the crossroads where <strong>Oedipus</strong><br />
met his father.<br />
Dionysus (DIE-oh-NIGH-suss), god of wine <strong>and</strong> theatre.<br />
Dorian (DOR-ee-an), settlers in Greece around 1100-1000 BC.<br />
Hades (HAY-deese), king of the underworld: death,<br />
Jocasta (joe-CAST-ah), <strong>Oedipus</strong>’ mother <strong>and</strong> wife.<br />
Labdacus (LAB-da-cuss), gr<strong>and</strong>father of <strong>Oedipus</strong>.<br />
Laius (LIE-us), <strong>Oedipus</strong>’ actual father.<br />
Lycian (LIH-see-un), a title of Apollo.<br />
Menoeceus (Men-EE-kee-us), father of Creon.<br />
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