Thank you, Oedipus, for giving us the Oedipus Rex Complex.
I used to be so well versed on Greek mythology. Oedipus Rex was never a favorite, but it's one of the easiest to remember. From what I recall of the story, Oedipus was taken into the hills and abandoned (by his father?) in order for the prophecy that he would one day kill his father to be prevented. Baby Oedipus should have died, but of course was taken in by someone, grew up not knowing his heritage, then returned to his kingdom to slay the king, who just happened to be his real dad. He of course wouldn't kill the queen since she was female, thus desirable for...yeah, being female. Blah, blah, blah, in any case, he's forever given us a term for when sons love their mothers too much. XP
Would you say that Ulysses was mean? I never got the impression that any of the great Greek heroes were mean, but it probably depends a lot on how the story was written.
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I used to be so well versed on Greek mythology. Oedipus Rex was never a favorite, but it's one of the easiest to remember. From what I recall of the story, Oedipus was taken into the hills and abandoned (by his father?) in order for the prophecy that he would one day kill his father to be prevented. Baby Oedipus should have died, but of course was taken in by someone, grew up not knowing his heritage, then returned to his kingdom to slay the king, who just happened to be his real dad. He of course wouldn't kill the queen since she was female, thus desirable for...yeah, being female. Blah, blah, blah, in any case, he's forever given us a term for when sons love their mothers too much. XP
Would you say that Ulysses was mean? I never got the impression that any of the great Greek heroes were mean, but it probably depends a lot on how the story was written.