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poliphilo Ah yes, Oedipus: the son kills the father. He does it unknowingly but.... but the overbearing old man on the road is a symbol of the father- and is asking to be killed- only then turns out to be the actual father- and the laudable or understandable act of self-defence is revealed as parricide- worst of crimes.
Why is it the worst? Because the fathers- who are afraid of their sons- declared it to be so.
Every son wants to kill his father. Really? Oh yeah. I wanted to kill mine.....
"Kill" in the sense of rid myself of his influence, get out from his shadow, be free, be my own man....
A son writes to his father, "I need to defend myself against you," The father is taken aback. He hadn't realised he was such a monster......
The sacred king in the grove at Nemi, beating the bounds, sword in hand. He is all but a god, but always in fear of the young man who will eventually step up and challenge and kill him and become king in his turn. An endless cycle.
How to end it? Get rid of fathers, get rid of sons......
Why is it the worst? Because the fathers- who are afraid of their sons- declared it to be so.
Every son wants to kill his father. Really? Oh yeah. I wanted to kill mine.....
"Kill" in the sense of rid myself of his influence, get out from his shadow, be free, be my own man....
A son writes to his father, "I need to defend myself against you," The father is taken aback. He hadn't realised he was such a monster......
The sacred king in the grove at Nemi, beating the bounds, sword in hand. He is all but a god, but always in fear of the young man who will eventually step up and challenge and kill him and become king in his turn. An endless cycle.
How to end it? Get rid of fathers, get rid of sons......
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Date: 2026-05-21 01:59 pm (UTC)How about mother? Incest?
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Date: 2026-05-21 02:13 pm (UTC)