The document compares the Greek myth of Oedipus and the Indonesian myth of Sangkuriang. It notes they have some differences, such as Sangkuriang never married his mother while Oedipus did, and their fathers had different backgrounds. However, they also have similarities in that both loved their mothers and unknowingly killed their fathers. The document hypothesizes that Oedipus is a hypogram, or retelling, of the earlier Sangkuriang story.
The document compares the Greek myth of Oedipus and the Indonesian myth of Sangkuriang. It notes they have some differences, such as Sangkuriang never married his mother while Oedipus did, and their fathers had different backgrounds. However, they also have similarities in that both loved their mothers and unknowingly killed their fathers. The document hypothesizes that Oedipus is a hypogram, or retelling, of the earlier Sangkuriang story.
The document compares the Greek myth of Oedipus and the Indonesian myth of Sangkuriang. It notes they have some differences, such as Sangkuriang never married his mother while Oedipus did, and their fathers had different backgrounds. However, they also have similarities in that both loved their mothers and unknowingly killed their fathers. The document hypothesizes that Oedipus is a hypogram, or retelling, of the earlier Sangkuriang story.
Sangkuriang never married with his mother but, Oedipus married his mother and have children Sangkuriang used indonesian language, while oedipus used Greek language. Sangkuriangs father is a dog, while Oedipus father is a normal person Sangkuriang influenced by politic condition in Sunda, while Oedipus influenced by politic condition in Greece Sangkuriang was raised by his mother when he was child, but Oedipus was thrown out to the forest when he was born
Similiarities of Oedipus and Sangkuriang :
Sangkuriang and Oedipus loves their mother
Sangkuriang was a murderer of his father, Oedipus was a murderer of his father too. Sangkuriang and Oedipus didnt recognized their mother when they met again. Hypogram : Oedipus the king is a hypogram of Sangkuriang because Oedipus was first published in 496 BC