Yeah, it's possible that this song is connected to the original story, but only if Regina didn't know much of the original story. I'd like to think she's smarter than that. For starters in the original story Oedipus wasn't the 32nd son of either his birth parents or his adoptive parents, and that's just for starters.
Who says that when the character in the song wakes up and thinks "Oedipus", that he's thinking of himself?
After thinking that, the character decides he's gonna make himself count. Then... "Long live the king"... isn't that what people say at the coronation of a new king?
I actually think the implications are pretty disturbing... basically sounds to me like the character was inspired by the story of Oedipus Rex, to kill his father, then become king, by marrying his mother. I wonder if it could have been based on a historical event... some of the details seem fairly specific, but I don't know of any such story.
Yeah, it's possible that this song is connected to the original story, but only if Regina didn't know much of the original story. I'd like to think she's smarter than that. For starters in the original story Oedipus wasn't the 32nd son of either his birth parents or his adoptive parents, and that's just for starters.
Who says that when the character in the song wakes up and thinks "Oedipus", that he's thinking of himself?
After thinking that, the character decides he's gonna make himself count. Then... "Long live the king"... isn't that what people say at the coronation of a new king?
I actually think the implications are pretty disturbing... basically sounds to me like the character was inspired by the story of Oedipus Rex, to kill his father, then become king, by marrying his mother. I wonder if it could have been based on a historical event... some of the details seem fairly specific, but I don't know of any such story.