• Greetings friends and followers.
• Today we’re not going to talk about politics.
• We’re going to talk about Oedipus Rex or Oedipus tyrannus.
• Tyrannos, as you may know or not know, is the Greek Latin word for tyrant.
• But what it actually means is popular ruler just pretend you didn’t see.
• And the tragedy of Oedipus Rex is actually about mankind and free will.
• And I am going to explain why that is.
• Oedipus Rex was left on the side of a hill, which is what they did in ancient Greece. It was called a postnatal abortion, which means you abort the baby after it’s born. And that is why Roman toilets had to be large enough so that a baby’s head could be flushed down the toilet.
• So as it turns out, the people that aborted him were King and Queen. And some people have suspected that Oedipus had a gimpy leg. Some people think that that’s what Oedipus means. And that might have been the reason why he was left as a post-natal abortion on the side of the hill. But some old guy walking by the side of the hill, saw Oedipus and decided to take Oedipus home with him and treat Oedipus as his child. Which seems like there could be a lot more backstory there, you know? It’s a really good part of the story. Figure out how to weave it into Guardians of the Galaxy.
• But I digress.
• So, Oedipus grows up and at some point he’s confronted by this guy on horseback that tries to kill him and Oedipus fights to save his own life and accidentally kills that man.
• It turns out that that man was actually his father and he didn’t know it.
• So then ancient Greece is being plagued by, it’s being cursed by the Sphinx. Not even sure really why the reason is. But so it’s being cursed by the Sphinx and the queen says that anybody that can solve the riddle of the Sphinx. Well, she’ll be very grateful to that person. So, so Oedipus goes to the Sphinx. And which is this is another interesting thing and not necessarily related to the story of Oedipus. So the Sphinx was known as like the Strangler. Makes me wonder if it had any connections to a thuggy from India who would strangle people with yellow cords don’t know but another thing is that the word sphincter, the etymology of the word sphincter, comes from the sphinx, the strangler.
• More you know.
• So the Sphinx asks, Oedipus.
• Riddle me this, riddle me that. What locks on four legs as a child, two legs as an adult, and three legs as an old man? And this is why they think Oedipus was predisposed to be able to answer the question, because he had a gimpy leg, right? So he says, man.
• And the sphinx becomes very angry because that’s the correct answer to the riddle. And it’s also a clue that this is a story about mankind, which tells you that the ancients had a profound grasp of psychology long before we invented modern psychology.
• So Oedipus ends up marrying the Queen, and the Queen is his own mother, hence the concept of the Oedipus complex.
• Bet you didn’t see that coming. Morons!
• Thank you.
• And then there’s a brief period of peace.
• And then Greece is being cursed again.
• So, of course, they call in the hero to go find out why Greece is being cursed yet again. Why? Why?
• So Oedipus strikes out like a noble warrior to determine the reason why Greece is being tormented once again, cursed if you will. Heed down in front, heed. Look at the gargantuan noggin on that boy. It looks like a grapefruit on a toothpick.
• The entire world is ruled by the pentavarites.
• Least of which is Colonel Sanders. I hate that man. He puts an addictive chemical in his chicken to make you crave it for nightly.
• Okay, so…
• What I actually meant to say. What I actually meant to say.
• What edifice finds out is that the Furies are cursing Greece because Oedipus is now the king of Greece. because he killed his father, he’s guilty of what’s known as a blood crime, which is a very serious offense. In the ancient world in ancient Greece, know, Western civilization, maybe not so much Eastern civilization, but it’s like you don’t kill your brother, you know, you don’t kill your dad, you don’t kill family, just frown.
• So Oedipus realizes that he was the cause of the good and now he’s the cause of the bad. And I actually use those terms in my psychological models that I created by myself. Much better than modern psychology.
• So when Oedipus realizes that, that all he ever did was choose the best option that he had at any particular moment in time. And whereas before it was the cause of the good, now is the cause of the bad. So Oedipus decides to… his eyeballs out of his head.
• And never see anything.

In this episode, we delve into the timeless tragedy of Oedipus Rex, exploring themes of fate, free will, and the human condition. Join us as we unravel the complexities of this ancient tale, examining its relevance to modern psychology and its profound insights into human nature. Discover how the story of Oedipus continues to resonate, offering a lens through which we can better understand ourselves and the world around us.