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Polybus — is an ancient Greek male name used by several mythological and real people:*Polybus (physician) was an ancient Greek physician. *Polybus (King of Corinth) was a mythical Corinthian king. *Polybus (King of Sicyon) A King of Sicyon, son of Hermes… … Wikipedia
Oedipus the King — Oedipus Rex redirects here. For other uses, see Oedipus Rex (disambiguation). Oedipus the King Albert Greiner as Oedipus in 1896. Written by Sophocles … Wikipedia
Oedipus — For other uses, see Oedipus (disambiguation). Oedipus explains the riddle of the Sphinx, by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, c. 1805 Topics in Greek mythology … Wikipedia
Peripeteia — (Greek, polytonic|Περιπέτεια) is a reversal of circumstances, or turning point. The term is primarily used with reference to works of literature. The English form of peripeteia is Peripety . Peripety is a sudden reversal dependent on intellect… … Wikipedia
Oedipus — /ed euh peuhs, ee deuh /, n. Gk. Legend. a king of Thebes, the son of Laius and Jocasta, and the father by Jocasta of Eteocles, Polynices, Antigone, and Ismeme: as was prophesied at his birth, he unwittingly killed his father and married his… … Universalium
Cypselus — (or Kypselos) (in Greek, Κύψελος) was the first tyrant of Corinth in the 7th century BC. With increased wealth and more complicated trade relations and social structures, Greek city states tended to overthrow their traditional hereditary priest… … Wikipedia
Glaucus — In Greek mythology, Glaucus ( shiny, bright or bluish green ) (Γλαῦκος) was the name of several different figures, including one god. These figures are sometimes referred to as Glaukos or Glacus .ea godGlaucus was a Greek sea god. His parentage… … Wikipedia
Oedipus (Seneca) — Oedipus is a tragic play that was written by Lucius Annaeus Seneca at some time during the 1st century AD. It is a retelling of the story of Oedipus, which is better known through the play Oedipus the King by the Athenian playwright, Sophocles.… … Wikipedia
Œdipe (opera) — Œdipe is an opera in four acts by the Romanian composer George Enescu, based on the mythological tale of Oedipus, and set to a French libretto by Edmond Fleg. Enescu had the idea to compose an Oedipus inspired opera even before finding a libretto … Wikipedia
Sophocles — Sophoclean /sof euh klee euhn/, adj. /sof euh kleez /, n. 495? 406? B.C., Greek dramatist. * * * born с 496, Colonus, near Athens died 406 BC, Athens Greek playwright. With Aeschylus and Euripides, he was one of the three great tragic playwrights … Universalium
