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20079266 No.20079266 [Reply] [Original]

If Oedipus really didn't want the prophecy to come to pass why didn't he just remain abstinent or castrate himself?

>> No.20079268

>>20079266
His mom was hot

>> No.20079315

>>20079266
Because his subconscious wanted it to pass.
Masochism and the death drive.

>> No.20079320

Haha what man can abstain from sex bro?

>> No.20079331

>>20079266
What's the point of anything without smashing pussy?

>> No.20079332

>>20079266
Reminder that Oedipus was a tranny and him cutting out his eyes was actually a mistranslation, he just got top surgery instead

>> No.20080010

>>20079266
You're missing the point. The prophecy would have come to pass anyway. Mankind was not in control of its own destiny according to the worldview of the ancients. You can see the same sort of thing in the Homeric Epics and in the Bible, things only happen because God or the gods willed it to happen.

>> No.20081535

>>20079266
the rule of cool

>> No.20081820
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>>20079266
Well think about it the the reverse: I would really like to fuck Teresa Palmer, but I don't keep a jar of lube with me on all times because I want this to come to pass. Why? Because the likelihood of me crossing paths with her, let alone managing to fuck her upon first meeting her is about as unlikely as unwittingly meeting your biological father who lives in another polis, killing him, and then marrying his grief stricken widow who turns out to be your mom.

>> No.20081835

>>20079266
No. He should have taken a vow of non-violence. Can't marry mom if dad is still alive. Can't kill dad unless you resort to violence.

>> No.20082731
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>>20079266
Bitch . Why didn't he just trust himself enough to not murder his adopted dad and dick down his mom?

>> No.20082738

>>20079266
He thought he knew who his parents were.

>> No.20083772

>>20079331
cut eyes out vs cut dick off

Which you prefer?

>> No.20083773

He was a man. All men are coomers. End of story.

>> No.20084038

>>20081835
Yeah, why didn't he just give the other traveler right of way? Was that really too much to ask?

>> No.20084046

>>20084038
He had royal blood and was prideful.

>> No.20084068

>>20079266
He left for Thebes because he didn't know his parents weren't his parents
He also couldn't be king if he was a eunuch

>> No.20084075

>>20079331
Heh....yeah life’s impossible without that

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>>20079266
Imagine thinking there was anything Oedipus could do to stop the phrophecy

>> No.20084443

>>20084068
Yes but not killing people or not fucking are the only 100% sure fire ways to avoid the prophecy.

>> No.20084694

>>20079266
Or just sleep with younger women and not fucking kill someone