Oedipus

The Myth Of Sisyphus And Lessons In Absurdity

By Van Bryan The legend of Sisyphus begins with a man who, if we are to believe Homer, was one of the wisest and most prudent of mortals. Nonetheless he would fall out of favor with the gods of ancient Greece. He was taken to the kingdom of the underworld and was forced to endure

Written on April 28, 2022 at 7:05 pm, by Van Bryan

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Categories: Gods

Tags: Aburdism, Albert Camus, Algeria, Myth of Sisyphus, Oedipus, Philosopher, Shakespeare, the plague, World War II

Is Sin Hereditary? Are We Culpable for our Ancestors?

When it comes to best/worst ancient Greek stories of ancestral sin, the competition is tough. There are so many to choose from! Nonetheless, I’d champion two for the top prize. Tie for number one is the House of Cadmus. Poor Cadmus, all he did was slay a dragon and found the city of Thebes… which

Written on April 18, 2022 at 7:04 pm, by Anya Leonard

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Categories: Dialectics

Tags: Atreus, Cadmus, exodus, Freud, hereditary sin, Minoan, minotaur, Oedipus, original sin, Tantalus

The Lost City of Thebes

By Sean Kelly, Managing Editor, Classical Wisdom I’m sure like many of you, I’m a huge fan of Greek tragedy. For many people Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex can be their first exposure to the world of Ancient Greek literature, and the Classical world in general. More than two and a half millennia since its first performance,

Written on July 19, 2021 at 8:36 pm, by Sean Kelly

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Categories: Author, Culture, Oedipus Trilogy

Tags: Alexander the Great, Antigone, History of thebes, Oedipus, Paul Cartledge, Spartans, Theban Cycle, Thebes

The Myth Of Sisyphus And Lessons In Absurdity

By Van Bryan The legend of Sisyphus begins with a man who, if we are to believe Homer, was one of the wisest and most prudent of mortals. Nonetheless he would fall out of favor with the gods of ancient Greece. He was taken to the kingdom of the underworld and was forced to endure

Written on July 20, 2018 at 4:15 pm, by Van Bryan

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Categories: Gods

Tags: Aburdism, Albert Camus, Algeria, Myth of Sisyphus, Oedipus, Philosopher, Shakespeare, the plague, World War II

Sophocles Antigone: One Woman Against the State

by Anya Leonard “My nature is to join in love, not hate” – ‘Antigone’ in Sophocles Antigone. Maybe it’s no surprise then that this individual found herself on the wrong side of the state. The powers that be probably didn’t appreciate either, that this adversary came from the oppressed class, one of the current underdogs of

Written on May 15, 2017 at 5:27 pm, by anya

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Categories: Oedipus Trilogy

Tags: Ancient Greece, Antigone, Creon, Drama, Greek Tragedy, Oedipus, play, Sophocles

The Unlucky Seven Against Thebes

Seven warriors killing seven other soldiers in front of seven gates. You’d think that story would forever condemn the number to enmity. But Aeschylus’ Seven Against Thebes makes no comment on the conspicuous symmetry of the legend’s numeral element. Maybe the seven city portals warranted warriors to both attack and protect them. Unfortunately if you are seeking

Written on May 4, 2017 at 10:04 am, by anya

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Categories: Oedipus Trilogy

Tags: Aeschylus, Ancient greek, Antigone, myth, Oedipus, Seven against Thebes, Thebes, war