Inhoudsopgave
Welk wezen gaf Oedipus een raadsel?
De jonge Oedipus was briljant in raadsels. Als enige kon hij het raadsel oplossen van de sfinx, het mythische mensdier dat de Griekse stad Thebe terroriseerde. ‘Welk wezen loopt ’s ochtends op vier poten, ’s middags op twee en ’s avonds op drie?’ De mens, antwoordde Oedipus nuchter.
Waar komt Oedipus vandaan?
Oidipous (Oudgrieks: Οἰδίπους) of Oedipus (gelatiniseerd), voorheen in het Nederlands ook Edipus, is een figuur uit de Griekse mythologie. Oedipus is een zoon van Laios (koning van Thebe) en Iokaste. Oedipus is de hoofdfiguur in Sophokles’ tragedie Koning Oedipus (Oidipous tyrannos of Oedipus Rex) uit 430 v. Chr.
What is the original name of Oedipus the king?
Originally, to the ancient Greeks, the title was simply Oedipus (Οἰδίπους), as it is referred to by Aristotle in the Poetics. It is thought to have been renamed Oedipus Tyrannus to distinguish it from another of Sophocles’ plays, Oedipus at Colonus.
What happens in the beginning of Oedipus Rex?
Oedipus Rex Summary. At the start of the play, the city of Thebes is suffering terribly. Citizens are dying from plague, crops fail, women are dying in childbirth and their babies are stillborn.
What are the problems in Oedipus the king?
Citizens are dying from plague, crops fail, women are dying in childbirth and their babies are stillborn. A group of priests comes to the royal palace to ask for help from Oedipus, their king who once saved them from the tyranny of the terrible Sphinx.
What does the priest ask Oedipus to do for Thebes?
He tells them they can trust him to help in any way he can. In a moving speech, a priest tells Oedipus the city’s woes: the crops are ruined, cattle are sick, women die in labor and children are stillborn, and people are perishing from the plague. The priest begs Oedipus to save Thebes, just as Oedipus once saved it from the Sphinx.