![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() With the determination of government officials, such as Remulla, to reduce if not eradicate this crime, victims and even perpetrators can find their way toward resolving the deep-seated issues that give rise to it, as well as create an incest-free society. When the truth is finally revealed, Jocasta kills herself and Oedipus pokes out his eyes and blinds himself, henceforth to live in exile.īut incest need not end in such tragedies. Sent into exile, Oedipus as an adult becomes King of Thebes where by some cruel twist of fate, he ends up fulfilling the horrifying prophesy. As a boy, Oedipus is prophesied to kill his father Laius, and marry his mother Jocasta. The ancient myth of Oedipus, which still reverberates to this day, provided Sophocles with material for three great tragedies - Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone - that together recount the downfall of Oedipus, king of Thebes, his death in exile, and the heroic, defiant stand made by his daughter Antigone. The best-known story of incest, indeed, the foundational seed for the almost-instinctive recoiling at the very idea, is that of Oedipus Rex, a tragedy by Greek dramatist Sophocles. Its effects are lifelong, and without therapy can hamper an individual’s ability to trust others, color perceptions of healthy sexuality and relationships, and worse, perpetuate the cycle by recreating the abuse a person underwent with one’s child or another young victim. Childhood trauma often surfaces at the most unexpected moments, unprovoked, and maybe even repressed. But, as many therapists attest, memories of incest are not so easily erased. ![]()
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