An Oedipus Rex Crossword Puzzle
Across
3. Mountain on which Oedipus was to have been
left to die.
6. The author of this play.
10. Says, "I am not your servant, but
Apollo's."
11. The name of the last scene in the drama,
during which the Chorus leaves the stage.
13. The oracle of Apollo was at this location.
14. A character who
appears in the play, but has no lines.
16. Says, "Noblest of men, restore life to
your city!"
17. Says, "O Light, may I look on you for
the last time!"
18. The king of
Down
1. The original founder of the city of
2. Says, "I am the kind of man who holds
his tongue when he has no facts to go on."
4. The setting of the play.
5. Held the city of
7. Where Oedipus grew up.
8. The answer to this question: "Tell me,
who is this woman that you fear?"
9. A word that means "killing of a
king".
12. Says, "Never have my own eyes looked on
a sight so full of fear."
15. Says, "This is what prophets and
prophecies are worth! Have no dread of them."