When he was born, it was prophesized that Oedipus would grow to murder his father, and marry his mother.
When he grew up, he learned about his destiny, but belived that his ADOPTED parrents were his biological parrents.
Eventually, he ran into his real father and after a dispute killed him. However, Oedipus was able to save the city of Tebes from sphynx and was offered his mother's hand in marrige.
When he grew up, he learned about his destiny, but belived that his ADOPTED parrents were his biological parrents.
Eventually, he ran into his real father and after a dispute killed him. However, Oedipus was able to save the city of Tebes from sphynx and was offered his mother's hand in marrige.
"Oedipus - The ORIGINAL mother-fucker."
by lProdigy March 21, 2010
A character in two tragdies by Sophocles, "Oedipus Rex" and "Oedipus at Colonus." When he was born it was prophesized that Oedipus would grow to murder his father, and marry his mother. His father, King Laios of Thebes, ordered his shepard to kill him, but instead he gave him to the king of Corinth. When he grew up, he learned about his destiny, but belived that his Corintian parrents were his biological parrents, he fled to Tebes. There he ran into his real fother on the road, and after a dispute killed him. However, Oedipus was able to save the city of Tebes from sphynx and was offered his mother's hand in marrige. The play "Oedipus Rex" takes place a number of years after that incodent. Thebes is undergoing a plague Oedipus learns the truth about his heritige, and so his mother/wife kills herself, and he blinds himself, and is baneshed from Thebes. In "Oedipus at Colonus" he is about to die, and is purifing himself, to be buried as a Greek hero. However, civil war has broken out in Thebes between is two sons, and they want to try and get Oedipus' body back to Thebes, so that one of the sons might win.
Oedipus is the ultimate tragic hero. All others, such as Hamelt, or Romeo, don't hold a candle to him.
by Disco Stu October 07, 2003
by Anonymous March 11, 2003
One sick and twisted bastard. just goes to show you that greeks dont mind sticking it to thier moms, but hey if its any constilation, if i was Dustin i would def do my own mom, so i guess its ok
by George Hoefer March 10, 2005
by Rob September 07, 2004
by asdf September 07, 2004
If Marx, Nietzsche and Freud went to a party, got really high and combined powers to write something that only members of Mensa and people aware of their inner schizophrenic can understand, THIS would be the result. In reality: a book by two, suave French dudes shot straight out of the post-1968 hype in European intellectual circles. Their mission? Dismantle capitalism and initiate humanity's journey into collective ego death--beyond guilt, shame and resentment. The stakes? The current world-order and everything you call "my life."
I can't read Anti-Oedipus for more than 30 uninterrupted seconds without getting a migraine. ego ego death capitalism Nietzsche Marx Freud Deleuze Guattari schizophrenia revolution genius
by philosobro May 19, 2016