curse of Oedipus
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The curse of Oedipus is a tragic doom placed upon Oedipus and his descendants, leading to inevitable conflict, suffering, and destruction within his family line in Greek mythology.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
motif in Greek tragedy
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mythological curse ⓘ theme in Greek mythology ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Antigone
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Eteocles NERFINISHED ⓘ Ismene NERFINISHED ⓘ Jocasta NERFINISHED ⓘ Laius NERFINISHED ⓘ Oedipus NERFINISHED ⓘ Polynices NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMythCycle | Theban cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Thebes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralToWork |
Antigone
NERFINISHED
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Oedipus Rex NERFINISHED ⓘ Oedipus at Colonus NERFINISHED ⓘ Phoenician Women NERFINISHED ⓘ Seven Against Thebes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedToProphecy | Oedipus will kill his father and marry his mother ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
plays of Aeschylus
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plays of Euripides NERFINISHED ⓘ plays of Sophocles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exemplifies |
conflict between free will and fate
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tragic irony ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpactOn |
Western tragic literature
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psychoanalytic interpretations of myth ⓘ |
| hasOriginIn | Greek mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvesTheme |
divine retribution
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family tragedy ⓘ fate ⓘ incest ⓘ inevitability of destiny ⓘ intergenerational guilt ⓘ parricide ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | to explain the repeated disasters of the house of Laius ⓘ |
| relatedHouse |
house of Laius
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royal house of Thebes ⓘ |
| resultsIn |
civil war in Thebes
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conflict between Eteocles and Polynices ⓘ death of Antigone ⓘ death of Eteocles ⓘ death of Jocasta ⓘ death of Polynices ⓘ exile of Oedipus ⓘ self-blinding of Oedipus ⓘ suffering of Antigone ⓘ suffering of Oedipus ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfMyth | Archaic and Classical Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| triggeredBy | transgression of Laius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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