Questions tagged [oedipus]
For questions about Oedipus, mythical king of Thebes who solved the riddle of the Sphinx and unknowingly killed his father and married his mother, fulfilling a prophecy about him.
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fate in mythology
How did the ancient Greeks deal with the concept of fate that is the characters have "free will" they are intelligent and their choices are not predetermined but certain events are predetermined. (...
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What were author's explanation for Oedipus solving the more ancient of the riddles?
The riddle we all know is- What creature walks on 4 legs in the morning, 2 in the afternoon and 3 in the evening? The answer is a human in relation to the stages of life.
The second, and possibly ...
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How did the tone of Oedipus change with its retellings?
How did the tone of Oedipus change with its retellings?
Darker? Or lighter? Or changing with each telling?
Darker would be more death, more suicide, more incest, etc, while lighter would be the ...
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Why is the Oedipus complex named after Oedipus?
What is the relationship between the Oedipus complex and the character Oedipus? Is there any? It is a big jump between someone who answered a riddle to a psychological complex.
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What purpose did the myth of Oedipus serve?
In Ancient Greece, there were many different phenomena in the world that were explained by stories or myths, usually involving gods, such as the changing of the seasons or the obtainment of fire. ...
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