Oedipus in Sanskrit?

George Thompson GthomGt at CS.COM
Tue Feb 8 03:46:22 UTC 2000


In a message dated 2/7/00 9:38:54 PM Eastern Standard Time,
s.hodge at PADMACHOLING.FREESERVE.CO.UK writes:

> I wonder if you know that some scholars link the Oedipus myth with
>  Egypt -- specifically Akhenaten and his family as well as the Thebes
>  and Sphinx motifs.
>
>  Best wishes,
>  Stephen Hodge

No, I did not know this. But given the story as we have it, this would make
sense.  Please provide details, and references.

Thank you [from myself, and on behalf of Anne Mahoney and interested
Classicists on the other list,

George Thompson





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