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Oedipus: Oedipus Rex
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Velikovsky's research on Oedipus and Akhnaton, using Sophocles' Oedipus Rex as his primary source on Oedipus, began in the latter part of 1939. Within a year of this beginning, "sometime during the closing months of 1939 and most of 1940," a young Polish poet-thespian-scholar, Karol Wojtyla, amongst other literary pursuits, translated Oedipus Rex from the Greek into Polish(7). Velikovsky went on to become one of the world's most controversial individuals in the second half of the twentieth century. The Polish thespian went on to become Pope John Paul II.
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Blamed for the discord within his former kingdom and banished by its citizens, Oedipus wanders for years in lonely exile until he finds a haven in a sacred olive grove at Colonus. Part of the trilogy that includes Oedipus Rex and Antigone; considered the great playwright's crowning achievement. Sir George Young translation.
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Inspired by the Greek legend, Oedipus Rex, by Sophocles, Freud's discovery of the Oedipus Complex was made during his self-analysis. The Oedipus Complex (3-5 years of age) is a characteristic constellation of loving and hostile wishes that children experience towards their parents at the height of the phallic phase.
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OEDIPUS & REX is the story of a boy psychoanalyst and his turtle. OEDIPUS’ dad is a famous psychiatrist. Like many kids, OEDIPUS goes through life "psychoanalyzing" other kids. His number one patient is his pet turtle REX, the most neurotic reptile in the world. Subject to constant analysis by OEDIPUS, REX believes he is channeling the spirit of GREAT CHOMPER, a brontosaurus from the Pleistocene Era.
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The author presents an analysis of the Greek myth of Oedipus, after Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex. This analysis considers that, in addition to an oracular destiny determinated by deity, Oedipus realizes his own human destiny, which is the very conquest of the knowledge of his own identity. The author relates such a conquest to the psychoanalytic work, which enables each individual to get in touch with his deepest motivations and to develop a better self-consciousness.
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OEDIPUS & REX is one of several properties developed jointly with and featuring the talent of cartoonist Paul G. SOMERS. It was developed for series for ABC TELEVISION in 1996, but eventually shelved following the Disney take-over. All rights are currently available.
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