西洋文學概論~上課筆記(week 12)

Quiz 4 on Oedipus (1,2)

u  patricide-

     pa-father

     cide- killing

     ex: homicide

           insecticide

u   verify

      ver-truth

verification

u  oracle- In ancient Greece, an oracle was a priest or priestess who made statements about future events or about the truth. 

Swollen foot -Oedipus

      brooch- That the brooches hold Theban Queen Jocasta's dress in place is the                       significance of Theban King Oedipus blinding himself with them. 

      chorus- A chorus is a large group of people who sing together. 

      choir-A choir is a group of people who sing together, for example in a church or                 school. 

u  fortune favor above

hubris

pride

      Daedalus(father)- was a skillful craftsman and artisan In Greek mythology.

Icarus(son)- the son of Daedalus.

     

àDaedalus constructs wings for his son, Icarus, after a Roman relief in the Villa Albani, Rome.

Baleraphone

Minos-In Greek mythology, Minos was a king of Crete, son of Zeus and Europa. Every nine years, he made King Aegeus pick seven young boys and seven young girls to be sent to Daedalus' creation, the labyrinth, to be eaten by the Minotaur.

      Labyrinth-In Greek mythology, the Labyrinth was an elaborate structure                           designed and built by the legendary artificer Daedalus for

      King Minos of Crete at Knossos. 

Waxwing

u   riddle- 

      In Greek mythology, the Sphinx sat outside of Thebes and asked this riddle of all travelers who passed by. If the traveler failed to solve the riddle, then the Sphinx killed him/her. And if the traveler answered the riddle correctly, then the Sphinx would destroy herself. The riddle:

What goes on four legs in the morning, on two legs at noon, and on three legs in the evening?

Oedipus solved the riddle, and the Sphinx destroyed herself.