Talk:Oedipus
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Shouldn’t it be Œdipus? - (unsigned)
Ahem. On this page, man
How does Oedipus die? He is still alive at the end of _Antigone_, right?
Oedipus dies of old age during the events of Oedipus at Colonus. I think that Antigone is sentenced to be locked in a cave with a guard, not to be buried alive. At least, that's what Sophocles writes Whoops, started new discussion by accident.
yes, antigone was sentenced to a cave, but when oedipus and his son (who was to marry antigone) were going to the cave to let her go, they found her dead (she killed herself).
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[edit] Literary references
who wrote oedipus the king? How is tragedy potrayed in oedipus?
[edit] oedipus
hi, i am reading oedipus in high school, i just finished reading the whole book actually of the three plays combined together.oedipus, oedipus rex and antiogne:- in my opinion i find that it is really funny how every king of thebes ignores the prohecy of the oracle and then dies. also i noticed that creon the one who get's the throne after oedipus's death allows his son hamion to marry oedipus's daughter my question is this that did the greek's marry thier daughters in family?
[edit] How Laius was cursed - never heard of this part
I read the Oedipus trilogy back in high school and it did not mention the part about how Laius raped a young boy and was cursed by the father. Guess the publishers didn't want pedophilia in high school books, I guess. (though gay sex seems to be a part of ancient Greek culture for some wierd reason)
-Zombine.
Removed Laius curse, if someone puts it back in, give a citation.
[edit] Swollen ankles
I thought Oedipus translated to Swollen Ankles, and he was named thus because his Ankles were swollen as a result of being peirced when he was a baby. That's what it said in "Oedipus the King".
[edit] warning
Why no spoiler warning before detailing the story.....Hollywood epics are treated with more respect.
- It's not a question of respect. Plenty of people don't like spoiler warnings. No has put one on this page because everyone already knows the ending. In fact, the ending is given in the beginning of the original story, in the form of a prophecy. Mak (talk) 15:05, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
I didn't know the ending. And just because a play tells you how it'll end, doesn't mean it will end that way -- or that there won't be a Big Twist so the ending has a completely different menaing to what you expected. Just cos it's old don't mean it has to be treated like it wasn't fiction and given the respect any modern stuff would be.
[edit] Different Endings
When Antigone kills herself it is said on the Oedipus page that Creon's son attacks Creon and then kills himself. When Creon's wife hears about the deaths she kills herself. On the Antigone page it says that Creon's son tried but fails to kill him and when Creon's wife hears of her son's death she kills herself. Which one is it?
- Haemon attempts to kill Creon but is unsuccessful. Creon is still alive at the end of Antigone. --Must WIN 01:18, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Break in the story
There seems to be a break in the narrative between the second and third paragraphs? How did he get to the party?
[edit] Re: break in the story
Never mind. I spoke too soon. I reread it and I see what the reference is now.
[edit] HELP...
Is there a significance to the fact that the story starts and ends @ the same place...(in front of the palace steps)... —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Wiki1000000 (talk • contribs) 00:50, 11 December 2006 (UTC).
