Oedipus Tyrannus: The Entrapment of an Unescapable Destiny In this paper I will present the similarities between Greek and Egyptian culture in their ways of religion and burial rites. Then I will attempt to illustrate the importance of religion, death and fate in Sophocles' Oedipus Tyrannus. The Greek peninsula has been culturally linked with the Aegean Islands, and the west coast of Asia Minor since the Neolithic Age. Prehistoric Period Archeological evidence shows that a …
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…rule him the real person to blame for his predicament was his mother and father Jocasta and Laius. If they had opted to let their child's life take precedence over the oracle they may have been able to break the pattern. Works Cited Evislin, Bernard L. The Greek Gods. New York: Appleton, 1995. Bonnefoy, Yves A. Greek and Egyptian Mythology. Indianapolis: Odyssey, 1992. Rawlinson, George, trans. The Histories of Herodotus. by E.H. Blankeney. New York : Harper, 1970