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Citing at least three specific story events or character types from the text, write about how the excerpt from "The Grey King" could be considered a modern retelling of the Sphinx myth.

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One of the examples showing that it is the retelling of the Sphinx myth like heroes in both the stories have to answer the riddle correctly to continue with their quests.

Explanation:

The grey king is one of the contemporary fantasies novels which has been written by Susan Cooper. This was published in the year 1975.

In this novel, the grey king who is also known as the Brenin Llwyd is the evil lord who is opposing the light. The king is known as the strongest, most powerful and the oldest of the lords of the dark. But despite all these powers, he has some limitations like he can not break the laws of the high magic.

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"The Gray King" can be considered a modern retelling of the Sphinx myth because of the presence of puzzles, the protagonist's need to complete quests, and the exploration of human knowledge.

What is a modern retelling of a story?

  • It's a rewritten story.
  • It's a modified story.
  • It is a story that maintains specific points, but presents another plot and characters.

"The Gray King" explores human wisdom, promotes great journeys and difficult puzzles to solve. This is all presented in a more current and modern way, but it maintains the central points of the sphinx myth.

More information about what a myth is in the link:

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