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The vase painting of Oedipus and the Sphinx is based on the psychological myth of Oedipus told by Sophocles. ... It’s a Kylix (shallow wine glass) produced in the early 5th century BC and it has a simple, balanced, two-figured composition, which shows Oedipus’s confrontation of the Sphinx.
The Sphinx sits atop a column at the left, she is recognised, as she is a composite beast with the head of a woman, body of a lion, tail of a serpent and wings of an eagle . Oedipus is depicted looking up at her, with the thoughtful gestures of crossed legs and hand to chin. ... Oedipus appears to be in the process of solving the riddle of the Sphinx, he intelligently gazes up at the Sphinx; he seems quite confident and has a pensive, calm expression on his face.
Oedipus was doomed by prophecy to kill his father Laius, King of Thebes and marry his mother Jocasta. ... However the god Apollo intervened and protected the child, he was found by a Shepard, who named him Oedipus (swollen foot) and some sources say the Corinthian king then raised him .
Approximate Word count = 820
Approximate Pages = 3.3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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