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Oedipus: The First Choral Ode
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Oedipus:
The First Choral Ode
By: Gana, Pooja, Disha,
Thanusa
Summary of the First Choral Ode
"[The first ode opens with a hymn to Apollo, the god of victory and healing (known as Paean). Its stately dactylic measure, as the CHORUS moves toward the altar of Zeus, is bright with hope yet weighted with awe and uncertainty. Then as the Elders survey the sufferings of Thebes , the rhythm changes into one of dismay, broken by the sad lines of trochees and iambs. In the final strophe and antistrophe the Elders the Elders clinch their prayer for help on a note of energy and determination.]"
First Image: Athena
Goddess of War, Wisdom, Inspiration and Strength
“Rescue! O golden daughter/
Of Zeus’s with your smile."
Poster
Second Image: Apollo
God of Victory, Healing and Prophecy
“Reared on our city, you beat its afflication away./
Defend and be near us today."
Third Image: Zeus
God of thunder, Father of all the gods and men and Ruler of Mount Olympus
“Zeus you sovereign of thunder,/
Shiver him with lightning.”
4th Image(s): Hands Praying
Our Masterpiece
Located within the Middle of the Poster
“Sorrows in a legion./
Sorrows none can cipher./
No shaft of wit or weapon”
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5th Images: Dead Womb, Shriveled Soil
Located at the Bottom of the Poster
“Shriveled soil and shrinking/
Wombs in childbirth shrieking.”
In conclusion, the poster illustrates the key images within the poster, demonstrating the content of the prayers and plea made by the elders within the city of Thebes.