| light | | The opening song of the chorus |
| hubris | | Chorus song (rotating left to right) |
| proskenion | | The translator of our version of the play |
| declamatory | | Hermes' son |
| sphinx | | Oedipus' wife |
| parados | | Someone who does someone else's bidding |
| pericles | | When Greek plays began (time of day) |
| thebes | | Roman Mercury (wore winged shoes) |
| fifteen | | The ruler of Athens during the Golden Age |
| polybus | | The gender not allowed to participate in Greek theatre |
| tiresias | | Supposedly in a conspiracy against Oedipus |
| dramatis | | The uncle/brother-in-law of Oedipus |
| pan | | Oedipus' alleged mother |
| personas | | The apostrophe at the end of scene 4 |
| tyrannos | | ___________ personae (the list of characters in a play) |
| blindness | | Chorus song (rotating right to left) |
| strophe | | The art of divination |
| catharsis | | The translation of "Oedipus" |
| choragos | | He who told Oedipus of Polybus' death |
| epode | | Oedipus' grandfather |
| laius | | The creaure that terrorized Thebes before Oedipus |
| apostrophe | | Long, flowing, padded robe |
| female | | Son of Labdicus |
| epiphany | | Purging of emothions experienced at the end of a tragedy |
| hermes | | Approximate number of men in the chorus |
| king | | Sudden revelation |
| augury | | The small platform in front of the skene |
| civicduty | | The name for a monarch who inherited the throne |
| antistrophe | | Masks worn by actors |
| labdicus | | The opening of a play |
| jocasta | | Greek belief in moderation |
| polytheism | | The style of acting in ancient Greece |
| exodus | | The final scene |
| paulroche | | The city in which the play takes place |
| creon | | Group of men who interpreted the meaning of the play |
| messenger | | Being in the chorus was considered a _____ ____ |
| goldenmean | | The name for a monarch who assumes the throne through heroic deeds |
| mountcithaeron | | Direct reference to an absent person or inanimate object |
| myrmidon | | The final stanza in some odes |
| chiton | | Belief in many gods |
| corinth | | The author of Oedipus the King |
| chorus | | Excessive pride |
| dawn | | So-called father of Oedipus |
| prologue | | The paradox in episode 1 |
| dramaticirony | | "Son and husband to his mother" |
| merope | | When the audience knows information the characters are unaware of |
| sophocles | | Where Oedipus was found as a baby |
| oedipus | | The city of Merope and Polybus |
| swollenfoot | | Leader of the chorus |
