Question

In Sophocle's play "Oedipus Rex" you can read the following lines (Translation by F.

Storr):
Such was the burden of his moan, whereto,
Not once but oft, he struck with his hand uplift
His eyes, and at each stroke the ensanguined orbs
Bedewed his beard, not oozing drop by drop,
But one black gory downpour, thick as hail.
Anatomically, what is making Oedipus' beard wet?
Sclera and choroid waters
O Aqueous and vitreous humors
O Lens and pupil fluids
Fovea centralis tears

Answer 1

Oedipus' beard is wet from the tears released by his lacrimal glands.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the play 'Oedipus Rex,' when Oedipus moans and strikes his eyes with his hand, it causes his 'ensanguined orbs' to release a black gory downpour that wets his beard. Anatomically, Oedipus' tears are coming from his lacrimal glands, which are located above the outer corner of each eye.

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