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Oedipus
built 655 days ago
This sculpture of the two figures, Oedipus and Antigone, and the base were cast as a single piece with an approximate weight of 1400 lbs. It is the fourth cast from the original clay and plaster mold. It was produced by the Barth foundry in Westphalia which specializes in Marcks sculptures, among others. The work is anchored to a concrete pad which matches the aggregate surface of other CFL floors and surfaces.
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Oedipus, in turn, is told by the Delphic oracle that he will kill his father and marry his mother. Horrified by this, he flees Corinth. At a crossroads he meets Laius, quarrels and kills him. At Thebes, he correctly answers the sphinx's question and hence wins the hand of Jocasta, his real mother, with whom he had two sons and two daughters. When at last the truth comes out, Jocasta hangs herself and Oedipus, finding her, blinds himself with her golden brooch.
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In the first stanza the Chorus addresses the mountain Cithaeron on which Oedipus was exposed as a baby. In the second stanza the Chorus addresses Oedipus and speculates about the identity of his parents. Whom do they suggest as possible parents (1098-1101)?
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The blind OEDIPUS, who is conceived as coming into Attica from the west or north-west, enters on the spectators' left, led by ANTIGONE. He is old and way-worn, his haggard face bearing the traces of the self-inflicted wounds. The garb of both the wanderers betokens indigence and hardship. After replying to his first questions, his daughter leads him to the rocky seat.) -
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The Chorus is deeply sympathetic to Oedipus, and appreciative of his willingness to go voluntarily into exile to save the city. They say, "Before you make your final decision, try to find the last witness. Maybe he will exonerate you." And Oedipus notes, "The witness did say it was robbers, plural."
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Recent studies have unearthed several fossils of male Laiusauri apparently having been killed by adolescent Oedipus. It is thought that this is instinctive behaviour in order to prevent the parents from becoming rivals for the developing Oedipus' territory. However no evidence of this in the female of the species has ever been found, suggesting that the adolescent Oedipus had difficulty in identifying one particular female as his biological parent.
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