King Laius discovered from an oracle that his son would kill him. ... The oracle told him that he would one day marry his mother and kill his father. ... Oedipus not knowing what he did, has already killed his father Laius. ... Freud considered a myth to be almost a dream; a dream that can possess a unique importance due to its ability to be an unseen function of acknowledging from the human mind. ... In conclusion, the Oracle at Delphi's prediction was correct in that Oedipus would kill his father and marry his mother. ...

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The greek myth is about this king named Oedipus who is born with this fate that he will kill his father and marry and have kids with his mother. To save them from this they tied Oedipus by his feet and sent with a shepherd him be killed. ... Oedipus stated that he wasn't only trying to find the killer for the interest of the people of Thebes but also "for the murdered king in my own interest. " (143,1222) He feels that whoever killed Laois, will kill him. ... Even when his wife/mother Iokaste tells him in lines 682-684 "...This is what prophets and prophecies are worth! ... His fate was ...

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Thus, first time, Hamlet expresses or shows up his attitude towards his uncle and father. In the same soliloquy, Hamlet addresses to his mother – Gertrude, who became a wife to his uncle, and is now a queen of Denmark. "Like Niobe, all tears:" Niobe is described in dictionaries as "boastful Queen of Thebes, who wept when her 14 children were killed". ... Phrase by protagonist underlines how different the two characters in fact are, that they have nothing in common, that Hamlet possess no power. ... " This is the moment of seeing the ghost of his father. ...

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Two of the prevalent figures that possess this attitude are Achilles and Hector. ... Throughout the poem, Achilles is reminded of his destiny to be killed in battle and not return home to Greece. Although he senses his demise, Achilles does not remove himself from the battles because of his notion that he will be killed. ... It seems that according to Achilles" version of the Heroic Code, this revenge appears to correspond, although it seems that he possesses coldhearted rage to modern readers. ... Although his mother and father beg for him to come back inside, Hector refuses. ...

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To kill his father and marry his mother is his fate, and fate cannot be fought or avoided. ... Once Oedipus learns of the prophesy that he ill kill his father and marry his mother, he is determined to do everything inn his power to avoid it. ... Oedipus encounters Laius on the road and kills him, thinking that he has saved himself from a potential robber. ... Oedipus also possesses a classical tragic flaw of leaders, which causes them to believe that they cannot be harmed. ...

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Before he was born he was destined to kill his father and marry his mother. ... Throughout the play Oedipus is searching for the killer of Laius, who is actually his father, and ironically it turns out that it was him all along. ... This shows the power and popularity that Oedipus possesses which gives him the proper status to be a tragic hero. ...

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The ability to lift his father's spear that "No other Achaean fighter could heft [ and that] only Achilles had the skill to wield" exemplifies his strength above all men (171). ... For example, as he discovers the women of Ithaka to be servicing the suitors that raid his home, rather than kill them, Odysseus remembers his loss with the Kyklops and says to himself "Down; be steady. ... When his mother Thetis reveals to him his two fates, "hold out and lay siege to Troy, [and] glory never dies [or] voyage back to the fatherland [and] glory dies," Achilles chooses death. ... Achilles also p...

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In addition to a successful king, he possesses the capabilities of investigating as well-swiftness, perseverance, and wisdom. ... Had Oedipus not hastened to travel on the road but waited until Laios passed him, this whole story would not have happened regardless of the fact that he is doomed to kill Laios. ... With this belief, Oedipus is informed that "Laios was killed on the way to Delphi" (140-141) and the prophet Teiresias is then brought to Oedipus. ... Concerned about the drunken man's statement that Oedipus is not his father's son (1017), he goes to Apollo for tr...

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An epic hero is someone who does not possess supernatural powers, embodies the goals and virtues of an entire nation or culture, is faithful to family, country, and gods and goddesses, is brave, intelligent, and physically strong. ... My name is Nohbdy: mother, father, and friends, Everyone calls me Nohbdy (903). ... If they did, they would seek him out and kill him before he had a chance to return home to his faithful wife. ...

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The epic revolves around the story of Achilleus's plight, and the manner in which Zeus executes his promises to Thetis, the goddess/mother of Achilleus. ... Deeply hurt, Achilleus calls on his mother, the goddess Thetis, to bring his plight to Zeus and ask for a kind of "moral recompensation" from the mighty god. ... The analogy here is quiet obvious : a weeping child whose "toy" is taken away by a neighborhood bully pleads to his mother. ... The father weighs his choices, and decides upon the best course of action. ... Homer depicts the gods as possessing many of the least attracti...

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In the second half of the epic the climax is when Turnus kills Pallas, inciting the lethal vengeance of Aeneas. In the first half of the epic, the falling action is when Aeneas leaves Carthage for Italy at Mercury's prodding, causing the heartbroken Dido to kill herself. ... Aeneas wins, and, after considering sparing his enemy's life, he decides to kill Turnus to avenge Pallas's death. ... Also, when Turnus kills Pallas, Virgil foreshadows Turnus's own death. ... Their goddess-mothers didn't want them harmed, and often they fragmented the rules of war to save their s...

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