Theban Geography

By Sarah MillerAP English 12

March 4th, 2011

Important Locations

• Thebes- where Oedipus rules and was born• Corinth- where Oedipus grew up• Colonus-small village where Oedipus dies• Delphi- where the Oracle is• Mt. Kithairon- where Oedipus was meant to

die

Thebes

• A main rival of Athens

• Key force in Greek history

• Famous for its silk during the Byzantine era

Corinth

• Prospered due to location on the Isthmus of Corinth• Corinth order, the

third type of column created here

Colonus• Sophocles’ place of

birth• On a hill north of

Athens

• One of the Attic demes Demes like

the suburbs of Athens

Delphi

• The holiest place in the world to the Ancient Greeks

• The home of the Oracle of Apollo

• Gases that can cause trances are found in the bedrock

Mt. Kithairon• Western section

of a mountain range Border

between Athens and Thebes

• Also spelled Cithaeron

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