Episode 30: Two Legs in the Afternoon (Sophocles' Oedipus the King)

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Introduction

00:00 • 3min

2

Oedipus the King

02:39 • 5min

3

The Three Theban Plays: Ettipus and Creon

08:07 • 5min

4

The Sphinx and the City of Thebes

13:06 • 3min

5

The Sphinx and the Theban Plays

15:49 • 4min

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Ettipus and the City of Thebes

19:47 • 4min

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The Blight of the City of Thebes

23:30 • 2min

8

The Old Men of the Chorus Begged Artemis, Dionysus, and Other Gods to Help Them

26:00 • 3min

9

Tiresias and Ettipus

29:21 • 4min

10

Oedipus and Creon

33:07 • 3min

11

Jocosta's Speech to the Chorus

36:09 • 5min

12

The Prophecy of Ettipus

41:30 • 5min

13

Ettipus and the Messenger of Corinth

46:15 • 2min

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The Theban Shepherd, the Old Man Who Gave Ettipus Away to the Corinthians

48:44 • 5min

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The Darkness of Ettipus

53:17 • 5min

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The End of Ettipus

58:26 • 2min

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Two Legs in the Afternoon

01:00:25 • 4min

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The Golden Age of Athens in the Four Twenties

01:04:08 • 4min

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The Golden Age of Athens

01:08:00 • 4min

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The Parthenon: A Miracle of Ancient Architecture

01:11:40 • 3min

21

The Peloponnesian War

01:14:39 • 3min

22

The War Between Athens and Sparta

01:17:48 • 4min

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The Strategy of Athens During the Peloponnesian War

01:21:23 • 3min

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The First Year of the Peloponnesian War

01:24:24 • 3min

25

The Peloponnesian War: A History of Athens

01:27:27 • 3min

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Oedipus the King's Strategy

01:30:50 • 3min

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The Death of Ettipus the King

01:34:06 • 3min

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The Dark Prophecy of Oedipus the King

01:37:09 • 4min

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The End of Oedipus the King

01:40:44 • 5min

30

The Swan Song of Classical Athenian Drama

01:45:42 • 2min

31

Oedipus the King: A Hip-Hop Song

01:47:57 • 2min

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Oedipus the King

01:49:51 • 2min

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The End of the Sphinx's Objection

01:51:43 • 3min