Yahoo: Review: An impassioned musical revival of 'The Gospel at Colonus' draws from the book of Oedipus
Review: An impassioned musical revival of 'The Gospel at Colonus' draws from the book of Oedipus
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Robert Fagles, 74, a Princeton University professor whose translations of the three great epics of the classical world -- "The Iliad," "The Odyssey" and "The Aeneid" -- have been recognized as ...
Oedipus, son of Laius and Jocasta, was a Theban hero and king, destined to unknowingly kill his father and marry his mother. He was also famous for defeating the Sphinx.
The Sphinx was a hybrid creature, usually represented with the features of a woman and a lion, as well as (sometimes) the wings of a bird. The Sphinx plagued the Greek city of Thebes until she was finally outmatched by Oedipus.
Ismene was one of the children of Oedipus and Jocasta. She tried to prevent her sister Antigone from burying their fallen brother Polynices, as this was against the law.
Eteocles was a son of Oedipus, though he and his brother Polynices were both cursed by their father for dishonoring him. When Eteocles failed to respect a prior agreement to share the Theban throne with Polynices, a war broke out between the two brothers, claiming both their lives.
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lee Breuer and Bob Telson’s “The Gospel at Colonus,” this year’s livelier-than-usual outdoor theater production at the Getty Villa ...
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