The+Oedipus+Cycle

= = =This page is full of supplemental material for the Oedipus Cycle= = = = = =I. __ In general __= Want more info than Theoi.com has to offer, here is an encyclopedia of Greek and Roman myth!

And a short essay on the role of the gods inthe lives of men = =

= = =II. __ Oedipus the King __= Here is a VERY short bit from Hesiodon MIASMA

= = = = =III. __ Oedipus At Colonus __= Here is a a LOT of information on the curses on Oedipus and his family from other sources than Sophocles.

= = =IV.__ Antigone __= Pericles' funeral oration is often compared with Creon's view of war that he espouse in the First Episode This Hymn to Demeter will help one understand the metaphor likens Antigone to the Bride of Hades in the Fourth Episode

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