Why is the House of Thebes cursed?
After the rape of Chrysippus, Laius married Jocasta, the daughter of Menoeceus, a descendant of the Spartoi. Laius was buried where he died by Damasistratus, the king of Plataea. Later, Thebes is cursed with a disease because his murderer has not been punished.
Why is Laius cursed What is the curse?
Laius is cursed in Oedipus Rex because he defiled the hospitality extended by King Pelops. Laius was cursed for kidnapping and possibly sexually…
Who put the curse on Thebes?
| Outline of Sophocles’ Oedipus the King | |
|---|---|
| Lines | Events |
| 1-85 | The priest, talking with Oedipus, tells him Thebes is under a curse and the city needs his help again. |
| 86-150 | Creon learns from Apollo that the curse on Thebes resulted from King Laius’ murder. The city must banish the murderer to lift the curse. |
Why is the city of Thebes being punished?
In Oedipus Rex, two unresolved crimes have plagued the royal house of Thebes: incest (with the mother) and patricide (murder of the father). As such, the gods are punishing the city with a plague. To have these two crimes in the royal house brought about swift retribution by the gods.
How did Laius curse his house?
What woman was abducted by Zeus in the guise of a bull? How did Laius bring a curse upon his house? a. “He killed Lycus, the legitimate king, and tied his wife to the horns of a bull.”
What is the curse Oedipus lays upon the killer of Laius?
No one responds, and Oedipus furiously curses Laius’s murderer and anyone who is protecting him. Oedipus curses himself, proclaiming that should he discover the murderer to be a member of his own family, that person should be struck by the same exile and harsh treatment that he has just wished on the murderer.
What curse was on Thebes?
When Oedipus, King of Thebes, realized he had married his own mother and had two sons and two daughters with her, he blinded himself and cursed his sons to divide their inheritance (the kingdom) by the sword. The two sons, Eteocles and Polynices, in order to avoid bloodshed, agreed to rule Thebes in alternate years.
Why did the gods curse Oedipus?
In Oedipus Rex, Oedipus is cursed because of his father’s bad behavior. Although his father, Laius, was saved as a child by Pelops, the king of Pisa, Laius was ungrateful and abducted the king’s son. When that son died as Laius’s captive, Laius was cursed, as were his descendants.