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Incest is what is taboo about "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).
Specifically, taboo refers to what is forbidden, not to be emulated or imitated. The description fits incest. In ancient Greece, mother-son incest falls into the category of blasphemous offenses against the gods. It can only be done by the gods since the mother-son incest of Gaia and Uranus is the way in which the universe starts.
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What is taboo of the play Oedipus Rex?
the killed his father and married his mother and has children with her.
What is 'Rex' from 'Oedipus Rex' in English?
"Rex" is Latin for "King". Oedipus Rex means "Oedipus the King".
Thebes is the setting of oedipus rex Thebes is the theme of oedipus rex Thebes is the rival of oedipus rex Thebes is the downfall of oedipus rex?
Thebes is the setting of Oedipus Rex because it is the place where the story begins.
What is English for 'Rex' in 'Oedipus Rex'?
'King' is an English equivalent of 'Rex' in the play 'Oedipus Rex'.
Who is shephard in oedipus rex?
The shepherd in Oedipus Rex is the person who rescues Oedipus Rex as a child. The shepherd also confirms the main character's fate.
What is taboo of the play Oedipus Rex?
the killed his father and married his mother and has children with her.
What is 'Rex' from 'Oedipus Rex' in English?
"Rex" is Latin for "King". Oedipus Rex means "Oedipus the King".
Thebes is the setting of oedipus rex Thebes is the theme of oedipus rex Thebes is the rival of oedipus rex Thebes is the downfall of oedipus rex?
Thebes is the setting of Oedipus Rex because it is the place where the story begins.
What is English for 'Rex' in 'Oedipus Rex'?
'King' is an English equivalent of 'Rex' in the play 'Oedipus Rex'.
Who is shephard in oedipus rex?
The shepherd in Oedipus Rex is the person who rescues Oedipus Rex as a child. The shepherd also confirms the main character's fate.
What is the Oedipus trilogy?
Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone
What plays were related to 'Oedipus Rex'?
Oedipus Rex is part of a four part collection of plays, three tradgedies and a comedy. We do not have the Comedy but the three tradgedies are "Oedipus Rex", "Oedipus at Colonus", and "Antigone".
Who kills Laius in 'Oedipus Rex'?
Oedipus
Who wrote Oedipus Rex?
Sophocles, an Ancient Greek playwright, wrote Oedipus Rex.
Who was laius in Oedipus Rex?
Laius was the father of Oedipus who Oedipus killed.
What are the Oedipus plays of Sophocles?
Antigone, Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus
What is the purpose of 'Oedipus Rex' and when does the reversal of the situation occur?
Before I answer this question, what does Oedipus Rex means?
