The story of Œdipus is taken from the "Œdipus Rex," "Œdipus Coloneus," and "Antigone" of Sophocles (trans. of Plumptre or of Lewis Campbell).
Swell-foot the Tyrant PERCY B. SHELLEY The Downfall and Death of King Œdipus EDWARD FITZGERALD Antigone AUBREY DE VERE The Sphinx RALPH W. EMERSON Fragment of an Antigone MATTHEW ARNOLD
In her "Characteristics of Women," Mrs. Jameson has compared the character of Antigone with that of Cordelia in Shakespeare's "King Lear." The scene of Œdipus going alone into the forest at Colonus is similar in pathos and tragedy to Lear's defiance of the midnight tempest on the lonely heath.
For references in poetry to the judgment of Paris:
Judgment of Paris JAMES BEATTIE Judgment of Paris JOHN STUART BLACKIE Œnone ALFRED TENNYSON
Other minor deities not mentioned in the text are:
Hesperus, the evening star, god of the west.
Hygeia, a daughter of Æsculapius, watched over the health of man.
The Graces, daughters of Jove, presided over banquets, dances, and also social pleasures and polite accomplishments. They were three in number--Euphrosyne, Aglaia, and Thalia. They are also called Gratiæ.
The Seasons were the four daughters of Jupiter and Themis. Their collective name was Horæ (the Hours). As the Hours they attended the sun-car of Apollo.
Faunus, god of fields and shepherds. He was also gifted with prophetic powers.
Fauna, the sister wife or daughter of Faunus. She was also called the Bona Dea.
Pales, a deity who presided over cattle and pastures.
Manes, the souls of the departed who had become deified.
Apollo, 30-52, 59, 65, 77, 126, 142, 165, 332-333, 336, 344.
Athens, 29, 122, 287-288, 291, 300-301, 313, 330.
Ceres, 88, 129-136, 137, 146, 156, 188, 349, 351.
Corinth, 164, 251, 254, 289, 306-307, 359.
Delphi, oracle of, 20, 168, 306-308, 311, 328, 355.
Hades (1), 35, 79, 91, 110, 127, 138-151, 199, 303-304, 313.
Hercules, 6, 155, 212-234, 268-269, 322, 332, 356, 363, 368.
Hesperides, Garden of, 181, 220, 223, 227, 365.
Juno, 23, 30, 31, 66-67, 73-74, 93, 123-124, 137, 169-170, 201-202, 212-213, 215, 219, 264, 319-320, 331, 346, 349.
Jupiter, 1-3, 33, 67, 70-72, 73-74, 76, 93, 123, 134, 137, 168-171, 199, 235, 261, 267, 317-318, 325-327, 344, 349.
Mercury, 9, 64-72, 79, 120, 125, 135, 183, 198-199, 206, 214, 238.