PPT-Kadmos (Cadmus) of Thebes

The Problems with the House of Oedipus Oedipus Oidipous Two Names SwollenFoot OneFoot KnowFoot Oidiphallos Swollen Penis OneFoot The House of Cadmus Cadmus brother of E uropa. 1. What is the priest doing at the beginning of the play?. . A. Accusing . Oedipus. . B. Asking . the gods for help. . C. Asking . Teiresias for help. . D. Sacrificing . to the Sphinx. Three funerary papyri from Thebes: New evidence on scribal and funerary practice in the Late Period Burkhard Backes picture at 50mm from top frame http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/online_journa (Cadmus) of Thebes. The Problems with the House of Oedipus. Oedipus (. Oidipous. ). Two Names. Swollen-Foot, One-Foot. Know-Foot. Oidiphallos. Swollen Penis, One-Foot. The House of Cadmus. Cadmus, brother of . 1. RRAT 2014. 9 feet deep. 1,500 feet long. Navigation Channel Design. During . low water periods required to maintain a 9 feet deep and a minimum of . 300 feet wide navigation channel, with additional width in bends. Sophocles’ . Oedipus at Colonus. 1. Agenda. Recap and Update. OAC. Intro, Background, etc.. Tragedy in Performance. “A Little to the Left?” (What’s Oedipus stepped into?). Oedipal Reversals. Oedipus Rex. The Riddle of the Sphinx. The Sphinx had been terrorizing Thebes for many days. . Sphinx – half woman and half lion. She crouched by a precipice (cliff) near the highway and posed the same mysterious question to every passer-by. . Presented by. Md. . Munibur. . Rahman. Assistant Professor. Department of English. Jessore. . Govt. City College, . Jessore. King Oedipus. Sophocles. . (496 – 406 BC). King Oedipus. The cover of the drama shows . 3000 BCE – 338 BCE. By Harry Green. Location. Climate. . Hot and dry summers. . Not much rain. Geography. . On a plain. . 215 meters above sea level. . . Acropilis. Food. Farmed. Ms. Bailey. Sophocles. Born in . Colonus. , Greece in 494 BC. Died in 406 BC.. Was acting in theaters since he was 16 years old. . Went on to write some of the most well-known Greek tragedies.. Oedipus background. (An-Ti-. Gah. -nee). Sophocles and Greek Tragedy. Tragedy in general. Involves downfall of hero, usually ending with his/her destruction or death (called?). Intense emotion/horrible truth that leads to release or . The tragic story behind the tragedy of . Oedipus the King. Once upon a time, Laius, the King of Thebes, . marries . Jocasta, but an oracle warns them not to have a . son . because that son is fated to kill his own father. . A multifaceted god. Who is Dionysus?. Son of Zeus and Semele. God of vegetation (the male equivalent of Demeter), esp. of the vine and the grape. Represents ecstasy and madness. Associated with the theater. Anna Pham. Julian Carter. Julie Liu. Literal Meaning/How it relates to material in play/class. Actual Prompt. : List and discuss each place (I.e., Thebes, Delphi) and the significance of Sophocles and Oedipus of that time. Why these locations? Why these Gods? Why Thebes? What do these locations mean to Sophocles? . Ancient Egypt. Sarah Lynn . Cave of the swimmers, Egypt. English Patient. The Goddess . Auset. aka Isis. . Statute of Isis Suckling Horus; Bronze. Karnak. Late Period (664-332 B.C.). Egyptian Museum, .