Oedipus at Colonus & Kurtz in Heart of Darkness 
.... Oedipus is expelled in the first place because his sin has affected the
city of
Thebes and brought various ills down on the heads of the people. ....
(3333
13
)
The City of Amarna
.... When the rebel pharaoh died, his new religion died with him, and his successor, Tutankhamen, returned to the old capital
city of
Thebes, and to the old ....
(4908
20
)
Theban Plays
.... the mythological beginning of
Thebes is indicated in the opening lines, referring to Cadmus, who had to fight a dragon in order to found the
city of
Thebes. ....
(1043
4
)
Legend of Oedipus in Sophocles' Drama
.... the mythological beginning of
Thebes is indicated in the opening lines, referring to Cadmus, who had to fight a dragon in order to found the
city of
Thebes. ....
(1043
4
)
Site of the City of Akhenaten and Amarna
.... When the rebel pharaoh died, his new religion died with him, and his successor, Tutankhamen, returned to the old capital
city of
Thebes, and to the old ....
(4951
20
)
Cult of Dionysus
.... The worst story told about him relates to his mother's
city,
Thebes, where he had come to establish worship, accompanied by a train of women dancing and ....
(1574
6
)
Tragic Heroes of Oedipus the King & Death of a Salesman
.... In Oedipus the King, Oedipus'
city of
Thebes is being wracked by war and plague. Oedipus demands an inquiry into the source of these troubles. ....
(909
4
)
Antigone
.... in a field. He should follow the cow, and where she stopped, there should Cadmus found a
city and call it
Thebes. King Laius was ....
(1061
4
)
Conflict Between Antigone and Creon
.... in a field. He should follow the cow, and where she stopped, there should Cadmus found a
city and call it
Thebes. King Laius was ....
(1419
6
)
Sophocles' Oedipus the King
.... The myth which is expressed at the beginning of the play has to do with Oedipus being the only one who can save the
city of
Thebes from the plague. ....
(1488
6
)
Oedipus Rex and the elements of tragedy
.... In the beginning of the play, the audience learns that the
city of
Thebes has been struck by a plague, and Oedipus has sent his brother Creon to the Delphic ....
(616
2
)
SOPHOCLES' OEDIPUS THE KING Oedipus the King by
.... The play begins with the
city of
Thebes stricken by a plague. .... Oedipus has "forgotten" his past when the
city of
Thebes is overtaken by the plague. ....
(1400
6
)
Greek God Dionysus
.... needed his help. For example, on one occasion, Dionysus arrived at the home of Lykourgos in the
city of
Thebes. After he arrived ....
(2795
11
)
Hardy & Oedipus
.... As king, Oedipus views himself first and foremost the protector of the
city. He makes a pledge to the people of
Thebes that he will do everything in his ....
(1832
7
)
Greek Pantheon and Myth as History
.... To continue, in the time of the 18th dynasty of Egypt, in the
city of
Thebes, a son was born to Queen Thi and Amenhotep III, the son to be known as Amenhotep IV ....
(4126
17
)
Antigone
.... wanted "to consume / The
city of his fathers with his fire" (Ant. 174-5). The more we see of Creon, however, and the more love he declares for
Thebes, the more ....
(1346
5
)
Urbanization Theories
.... When the rebel pharaoh died, his new religion died with him, and his successor, Tutankhamen, returned to the old capital
city of
Thebes, and to the old ....
(4908
20
)
Oedipus and the Absurd Life
.... Hellenic chieftain" (178). Oedipus is the King of
Thebes, a
city in crisis from plague and other ills. Oedipus sends his brother ....
(785
3
)
The Foundling & the Myth of Oedipus
.... In Sophocles' play, on the other hand, the plague ius the sign of the gods' curse upon the
city of
Thebes, and it is the duty of Oedipus, the
city's rich and ....
(1638
7
)
Any Greenfield's Antigone/Rites of Death
.... More important, Antigone then buried her brother, Polynices, within the
city limits of
Thebes in defiance of her uncle Creon's decree of death for anyone who ....
(1444
6
)
Oedipus and Hamlet
.... As King of
Thebes, a
city suffering from plague, chaos and ruin, Oedipus believes it is his duty to discover the murderer of his father to restore
Thebes. ....
(1537
6
)
King Oedipus and Prince Hamlet
.... As King of
Thebes, a
city suffering from plague, chaos and ruin, Oedipus believes it is his duty to discover the murderer of his father to restore
Thebes. ....
(1537
6
)
Oedipus the King Themes
.... with the gods. He angrily calls
Thebes "my
city" and Creon corrects him, "My
city too, not yours alone (195). By then, however, Oedipus ....
(1755
7
)
Dramatic Aspects of Antigone
.... the consequences. The First Chorus, also known as the Parodos, introduces the Chorus of the elders of the
city of
Thebes. In the ....
(9581
38
)
Justice in drama
.... Oedipus in Oedipus Rex is the ruler of the
city of
Thebes at the beginning of the play and so is the human being charged with assuring that justice is done in ....
(1040
4
)
Fate and Oedipus
.... It is made clear at the beginning of the play that Oedipus is the only one who can save the
city of
Thebes from the plague. The ....
(1795
7
)
Oedipus the King
.... of communal punishment for the fact that the killer of the former king, Laius, now lives in
Thebes. Oedipus declares, "My spirit groans for
city and myself and ....
(2252
9
)
Oedipus Rex & Hedda Gabler
.... his crime as he questions various people about the troubles visited upon
Thebes and about .... reflected in the lives of the people he rules and in the
city itself. ....
(2838
11
)
The Tragedy of Oedipus: A Tragic Tale
.... King of
Thebes. Oedipus' father, the former king, is murdered and
Thebes is a
city in chaos and beset by plague. Oedipus takes it ....
(745
3
)
Oedipus & Hamlet
.... In Oedipus, we see that Oedipus' main concern is the deteriorating state of
Thebes, a
city in the midst of chaos, plague and ruin. ....
(1992
8
)
