Oedipus the King - The Tragedy of Fate - Part 2 - Greek Mythology

Oedipus the King, the renowned Greek tragedy by Sophocles. Oedipus tries to escape his tragic fate, but ends up fulfilling his sorrowful prophecy.
Art: Raphael Gritti
Color: Rod Fernandes
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[@baliyae]

If anyone suffered from tragic irony, it was Oedipus. He tried to escape a prophecy and ended up fulfilling it.

[@Sammy_Worships]

Call that a backfire?🤣

[@ecurewitz]

His parents tried to escape fate

[@dediprasetiawan5987]

​@@ecurewitzhis father tried to escape punishment for raping chrysipus son of pelops

[@kamithecompiler857]

Anakin Skywalker tried the same and, ironically, thing ended even worse.

[@AnAdorableWombat1]

@@Sammy_Worshipshow is that funny?

[@MusicLover-my6fo]

Man, that's really sad. Oedipus didn't even know what he was doing was wrong and thought he completely avoided his curse.

[@baliyae]

The kicker is that he got scared and thought the curse was about his *adoptive* parents. He had no idea who the old man he killed really was. He also didn’t know who his wife really was until the truth was revealed years after the fact.

[@Junketh71]

Fate is harsh and unescapable, but that's Ancient Greek version of it for you.

[@aleksklax6129]

Tragedy taken to the extreme becomes a comedy. There is a sick humor to the Oedipus story, attempting to avoid one's fate only reinforces what is inevitable.

[@vginsprdsobepr9698]

One thing I like about these videos is that they relay their information in a brief manner. This story felt unnecessarily prolonged.

[@dafttool]

Perhaps, but it’s probably one of the most important myths in our modern times (because of Freud, The Oedipus Complex)

[@LordOmnissiah]

The moral of the story is don’t talk to oracles or fortune tellers. This whole situation could’ve been avoided if Laius and Jocasta hadn’t spoken to the Oracle. Better to just deal with what life throws at you as it comes.

[@hazesummer8328]

and if Oedipus himself had listened to his adoptive father and accepted that the oracle didn't want to tell him his future...

[@a.wenger3964]

It's an inescapeable desire of human nature to know the future. Everyone wants to know, even if it's to their benefit not to. Just like Oedipus, we strive to know knowledge that should not be known.

[@jimweiss]

Wow truly good I enjoyed every minute of this story board

[@patrickmcguire7896]

Oedipus really didn’t do anything wrong. Yeah killed his dad snd married his mom but he didn’t know who they were. Usually in Greek tragedy it caused by the heroes mistakes or pride but again this is hardly the guy’s fault

[@truthspreader1996]

Maybe he shouldn't have been killing random people on the streets.

[@danielelunardi9812]

​@@truthspreader1996and he shouldn't have to marry half age women.

[@zekeyeager3964]

That is the point of the story it is not the tragedy of person’s mistakes. It is the tragedy of someone who is bonded by fate and that nothing he could do would change it no matter how hard he tried. That is what makes oedipus a interesting and sad story. Not because of the actions he did but the actions he was destined to do no matter how hard he tried to stop them from happening.

[@danielelunardi9812]

​@@zekeyeager3964despite all the stuff I heard about destiny I saw people than have decided their own faith. Destiny doesn't exists, there is only our choices

[@NEOSCISSORSJAGUARPRIME]

​​​@@danielelunardi9812TRUE, BUT THE GREEK MYTH UNIVERSE SHOWS THAT , NO MATTER WHAT ITS DENIZENS DO, THEY CANNOT ESCAPE FATE(S), EVEN THE GODS THEMSELVES CANT GO AGAINST IT/THEM, I THINK HERA HERSELF MOCKED ZEUS FOR UNABLE TO GO AGAINST FATE AND DEATH...WELL, IN THEIR UNIVERSE

[@calvinstaley0123]

Please do a story of his daughter Antigone!

[@carlosaugustodinizgarcia3526]

Jocasta did not age in greek mythology due the fact she hold the necklace of Harmonia .

[@sgxthach]

Which was also a cursed object that would bring misfortune.

[@ThegoldenFang20]

I love this such a great story but more to come

[@phantomeye5199]

0:00 Hey they grow old age and had four children after defeating the terrible Sphinx. 0:43 They want to take about it. 1:51 King Oedipus word speech to all people. 2:52 King Oedipus and old man to talk. 4:14 King Oedipus order guards to take him out of his sight. 5:17 His wife Queen Jacosta appear to her husband. 6:25 King Oedipus and man were talk about the truth. 7:55 Queen Jacosta was crying cause she hear about what they said. 8:15 They still talking at outside and set on stairs. 8:23 Hey another man appear and asking King Oedipus want to know the truth. 10:29 King Oedipus was open the door and see his wife Queen Jacosta hanging with a rope around her neck. That was commit suicidé alright. 11:02 What the?! His words to all people and he handed his crown to his brother in law Creon to take care of Kingdom his children were leaving with with him to the city gates. After he just stab himself with needles pierced his own eyes. A blind eyes. 11:50 His daughter Antigone reach his father's arm. Wow. Now this is terrible story of The Tragedy of Fate Part 2 Oedipus the King in Greek Mythology. They need to reminder what King Oedipus had done and terrible tragedy deeds. And there are still hope for next generation in humanity's history cycle between life and death and rebirth into the far future awaits your destiny in the Afterlife.

[@milutinstankovic4638]

When will we see Beowulf?

[@-RONNIE]

Thanks for the video

[@SulliMike23]

Poor Oedipus. Why do Greeks have to suffer such tragedies?

[@Roguedeus]

Because for most, life is a tragedy. If not sooner, then later. It's better to look at ones founding myths and be thankful, than envious.

[@AnAdorableWombat1]

I agree. It is very sad

[@AlexandraBrener]

well told

[@andrewalderman9489]

Tom Lehr Oedipus Rex From the Bible to the popular song There's one theme that we find right along Of all ideals they hail as good The most sublime is motherhood There was a man though, who it seems Once carried this ideal to extremes He loved his mother and she loved him And yet his story is rather grim There once lived a man named Oedipus Rex You may have heard about his odd complex His name appears in Freud's index Cause he loved his mother His rivals used to say quite a bit That as a monarch he was most unfit But still in all they had to admit That he loved his mother

[@milutinstankovic4638]

I wanna see the story of Thor vs Hrungnir

[@jrquarit]

What's the name of the music playing at the start?

[@robean3239]

Fun fact: he pierced his own ryes because he couldn't stand looking at his children

[@danielelunardi9812]

Giocasta understand all before Oedipus. Why she tried to convince him to not discover the true when it was too late?

[@calvinstaley0123]

😢

[@Sammy_Worships]

His own mother? 😲

[@calvinstaley0123]

YES

[@ladynikkie]

Yes and they had kids😮

[@baliyae]

Yep, and that’s where the Oedipus complex originates.

[@Sammy_Worships]

@@ladynikkie holy frick!🤢

[@labelledamedumanor4876]

He was oblivious to the fact.

[@demon007mdc]

The first telenovela. Except this Greek. Such tragedy.

[@christianchauhan23]

❤🤍💙 all your videos mate👍

[@randallrona9618]

The original Sweet Home Alabama but it really bloody and tragic story.

[@danielelunardi9812]

Next is the seven againts thebes?

[@zacharychapman8599]

Oedipus was a victim of circumstances.

[@lakshitavinodadsule7894]

what a classic misunderstanding........ poor oedipus

[@Ug1i]

I liked the other illustration better the voices are the same clearly y’all need some new shi we need some goddess power stories

[@chriszablocki2460]

I don't have an oedipal complex. I have a counterfeit gameshow complex. Amongst other tangible problems. Like a blown head gasket. In my car.

[@cybertronfactsabout]

I want you to dub the video in hindi. Please reply copyright!

[@dominicadrean2160]

Here's a funny video idea how about you make mythology what if basically the stores in mythology if but what if they took a different turn Like for example the story of Hephaestus trying to sleep with Athena but in that what if he would have gotten her pregnant

[@truthdogo58]

Fate is fate. There's no way he can escape from.

[@clarkkent6927]

Did he married his own daughter as well?

[@truthspreader1996]

No.

[@axelrenesuzuki9334]

HUH interesting this history Oedipus the King mm i never hear that one after 30 year old myself i never riding this history in more book to but jah that's very interesting this history yup.

[@bandydandy068]

how did Jocasta not realize that Oedipus had his feet pierced? Wasn't she married to him lol

[@hugostiglitz491]

Wounds heal

[@CalHut]

I did a play of this.

[@ProTroll69]

How tf did he get told he would marry his mother, then proceed to bag an older woman? 🤣

[@tobi-98-31]

And the moral of the story is, if you find out you're doing it with your mom, stay committed

[@georgesaade4978]

;)

[@trololololol1111]

Man Oedipus did nothing wrong. He just murdered a random stranger in cold blood. Also he married his mom who had no say in the matter...Poor Oedipus... 😂😂😂