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Greek Mythological Allusions

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Zeus

Aphrodite

Mythological Allusions in Antigone

Apollo

Greek Mythological Allusions in Oedipus Rex

The Sphinx

The Sphinx used to sit outside of Thebes, asking the same riddle to anyone who passed by. The riddle was going as follows:

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

Would the traveler fail to solve the riddle, he was cursed to die.

No one was ever capable of answering correctly... until one day, Oedipus came along. Oedipus was promised the hand of the princess should he interpret the riddle correctly.

As he was famous for his wisdom, Oedipus found the answer to the riddle with ease, replying:

"Man, who as a baby crawls on four legs, then walks on two legs as an adult and in old age walks with a cane as his third leg..."

The Sphinx became so frustrated about this answer that it committed suicide immediately , throwing herself from a high rock.

Morpheus in Greek mythology was the God of dreams.

Zeus

What is a mythological allusion?

A mythological allusion is when any piece of art, music, or literature hints at a piece of mythology.

Hermione in Greek Mythology was the daughter of Aphrodite, an intelligent girl that was a good strategist.

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