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Oedipuscomplex
2Hs+4Rs
Hebraism+Helenism
Renaissance,Reformation,RationalismandRevolution
Athena→Athens(city,wisdomandbravery)
Theseus,(以彼之道还施彼身paybackinone'sowncoin)sonofAegeus(AegeanSea)
Robbers–Sinis
RuffianwhobesettravelersontheroadbetweenTroezenandAthens.Sinisaskedpassingstrangerstohelphimbendtwopinetreestotheground.Oncehehadbentthetrees,hetiedhishelper'swrists-onetoeachtree.Whenthestrainbecametoomuch,thetreessnappeduprightandscatteredportionsofanatomyinalldirections.TheheroTheseusturnedthetablesonSinisbytyinghiswriststoacoupleofbentpines,thenlettingnatureandfatiguetaketheircourse.
Sciron
Banditwhomadetravelersstoptowashhisfeet,thenkickedthemoveracliffwhiletheyweredoingso.Whentheyfellintotheseabelow,theyweredevouredbyaman-eatingturtle.TheseusturnedthetablesonSciron.
Procrustes (placingpeopleonProcrustes)
Ahostwhoadjustedhisgueststotheirbed.Procrustes,whosenamemeans"hewhostretches",wasarguablythemostinterestingofTheseus'schallengesonthewaytobecomingahero.Hekeptahousebythesideoftheroadwhereheofferedhospitalitytopassingstrangers,whowereinvitedinforapleasantmealandanight'srestinhisveryspecialbed.Procrustesdescribeditashavingtheuniquepropertythatitslengthexactlymatchedwhomsoeverlaydownuponit.WhatProcrustesdidn'tvolunteerwasthemethodbywhichthis"one-size-fits-all"wasachieved,namelyassoonastheguestlaydownProcrusteswenttoworkuponhim,stretchinghimontherackifhewastooshortforthebedandchoppingoffhislegsifhewastoolong.TheseusturnedthetablesonProcrustes,fatallyadjustinghimtofithisownbed.
Charon(CARE-on).
SpectralfigurewhoferriedthedeadacrosstheriverStyx,abribeforwhompersistedintomoderntimes.ThecustomwastoplaceacoininthemouthofacorpsetosecureitspassageintoHades.Charonwasnotwelldisposedtopassengerswhowerestillliving.HeracleshadtomusterupallhispowersofintimidationwhendispatchedtobringbackCerberustotheupperworldasoneofhisLabors.ButOrpheusmerelyplayedaparticularlyenchantingstrainonhislyretoinduceCharontopolehimacrosstheStyx.
Daedalus(DEED-uh-lusorDED-uh-lus).BuilderoftheLabyrinthforKingMinosofCrete.Daedaluswasarenownedcraftsmanandinventor.Beforehistimestatueshadtheirarmsfixedstifflytotheirsides-Daedalusgavethemnaturalisticposesand,somesay,thepowerofmovement.Daedalusclaimedtohaveinventedthesaw,butcreditinsteadwenttohisnephew,whomDaedalusconsequentlymurderedinafitofprofessionaljealousy.Becauseofthishomicide,hefledhisnativeAthensforthecourtofKingMinosontheislandofCrete.
KingMinoswasanotoriousingrate(恩负义者)OnedaywhenhissonGlaucusturnedupmissing,hesoughttheaidoftheseerPolyeidus,hopingtodrawonthelatter'spowersofprophesyandinnervision.PolyeiduswasthesameseerwhohadadvisedBellerophononhowtotametheflyinghorsePegasus.Truetohisreputation,hesoonfoundtheboy,smotheredheadfirstinahugejarofhoney.Inthanksforthisservice,MinoslockedPolyeidusinaroomwiththedeadboy,tellinghimthathe'dbereleasedwhenhehadreturnedGlaucustolife.
Polyeidus,avisionarynotamagician,hadn'taninklingwhattodo,untilasnakecrawledintotheroomanddied.Itsmateslitheredawayandreturnedmomentslaterwithanherb,whichitrubbedonthebody.Thefirstsnakewasbroughtbacktolife.PolyeidusappliedthesameherbtoGlaucusanditdidthetrick.Reasonablyexpectingthanksandareward,hewasstunnedtobetoldbyMinosthathecouldn'tevengohomeagainuntilhehadtaughtGlaucusallhismysticalpowers.Resignedly,thishedid.Andintheend,withhisfreedominsight,hebidKingMinosfarewell."Onelastthing,"hesaidtoyoungGlaucus."Spitintomymouth."
Withwhatdistastemaybeimagined,Glaucusdidasinstructed-andinstantlyforgoteverythinghehadbeentaught.
KingMinosbehavedwithsimilaringratitudetoDaedalus.Inreturnfornumerousservices,notablythebuildingoftheLabyrinth,MinoshadDaedalusimprisoned,eitherinhisworkroomortheLabyrinthitself.Admittedly,DaedalushadbeencompelledtodesigntheLabyrinthinthefirstplaceowingtoanindiscretiononhispart.Minos'squeen,Pasiphae,hadfalleninlovewithabull-throughnofaultofherownbutinconsequenceofdivinevengeanceonMinosfor-youguessedit-ingratitudetothegods.Tohelpthequeen,DaedalusfashionedalifelikehollowcowinsidewhichPasiphaecouldapproachthebull.AsaresultshegavebirthtotheMinotaur,half-man,half-bull.
TheLabyrinthwasinventedbyDaedalusinordertoconfinetheMinotaurand,somesay,Pasiphaeandheraccomplice.ButtherewasnocoopingupageniuslikeDaedalus.Havingbeenlockedupinhisownarchitecturalmasterpiece,thegreatinventorknewbetterthantoattempttheportal.NaturallyMinoshadplacedthisunderheavyguard,knowingthatifanyonecouldnegotiatethetwistingpassagestotheexititwasthecreatoroftheLabyrinthhimself.SoDaedalusgavethoughttoothermeansofescape.
Minoshadbeenkindenoughtoprovidehimwitharoomwithaview,lookingoutovertheCretanlandscapemanystoriesbelow.Thekingwasquiteconfidentthathisprisonerwouldnotbeleapingtohisfreedom.Whathehadoverlookedwastheprobabilitythatthecagedbirdmightfly.Indeed,Daedalusmightwellhavebeeninspiredbythesoaringflightofthebirdsoutsidehiswindow.ItiscertainthattherewereinfactbirdsinthevicinitybecauseDaedalusmanagedtopossesshimselfofagoodlysupplyoffeathers.LikethegreatLeonardodaVincimanycenturiesyetinthefuture,hesketchedoutonhisdraftingtableawinglikeframeworktowhichthesefeathersmightbeapplied.Buildingawoodenlatticeintheshapeofanoutsizedwingandcoveringitwiththefeathers,hesettotestinghisprototype.
ItmusthavecreatedquiteastirinthedankpassagesoftheLabyrinthwhenDaedalusbeganwavingthismonumentalfeatherdusteraround.Thetrialswereimportant,though,fortheultimateinventionwouldbefreightedwiththerisknotjustofhisownlifebutthatofhissonIcarusaswell.ForMinoshadwickedlyimprisonedtheguiltlessboytogetherwithhisfather.
Atlastthedaywasathandtotaketotheskies.AsheattachedonepairofwingstoIcarusandanothertohimself,Daedaluscautionedhissonrepeatedly.
"RememberallthetroubleIhadgettingthesefeatherstostick?
"hesaidforthesixthorseventhtime."ThebindingagentIresortedtoisunstable,"hepointedoutasIcarusfidgetedimpatiently."Ihadtoheatittomakeitwork.Ifitgetsheatedagain-bythesun,say-it'llgivewayandthefeatherswillcomeloose.Doyouunderstand,boy?
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TojudgebyIcarus'sexpression,hefelthisfatherwasbelaboringthepoint.Asitturnedout,hemighthavegivenhisolddadmorecreditforacautionworthrepeating.ForassoonastheyhadleaptfromthewindowsillandcaughtanupdraftwhichborethemhighintotheskyaboutMountJuktas,Icarusbecamegiddywithexhilaration.Nowheknewwhatafalconfeltlike,dippingandsoaringatwill.
Perhapswithsomenotionofgoingdownintheannalsofaviationwiththefirsthigh-altituderecord,hestartedflappingwithavengeance.Andasheclimbedintothethinnerairaloft,thesun'sproximitybegantoworkasDaedalushadanticipated.Thefeatherscameloose,andIcarusplungedheadlongintothesea,which-scantconsolation-henceforthborehisname.
Personality
Oedipuscomplex,(inFreudianTheory)thecomplexofemotionsarousedinayoungchildbyanunconscioussexualdesirefortheparentoftheoppositesex.
Helen,appleofdiscord
Trojan,worklikeaTrojan
Trojanhorse,somethingintendedtoundermineorsecretlyoverthrowanenemyoropponent→aprogramdesignedtobreachthesecurityofacomputersystemwhileostensiblyperforminganinnocuousfunction
Pandora,thegreatnessofherbeautyenslavedtheheartsofallwholookeduponher.
Pandora’sBox,aprocessoncebegingeneratesmanycomplicatedproblems
Epimetheus(afterthought)
Prometheus(forethought)
Onlyhopestayedwithinthemouthofthejarandneverflewout.Somenalwayshavehopewithintheirbosom.
OutofclayPrometheusfashionedthefirstman,towhomAthenagavesoulandholybreath.Prometheusbestowedhiscreationthegiftoffire,whichraisedallmanaboveallanimals.
ZeushadhimchainedtoarockonMountCaucasus,wherearavenousvultureevertoreathisliverwhichevergrewagain.Hisperiodofordealwastobethirtythousandsyears.PrometheusfacedhisbitterfatefirmlyandneverquailedbeforeallthefierymajestyofZeus.ThetwowereatlastreconciledbyHeracles(Hercules),whocomingoverinquestofthegoldenapplesslewtheeagleandsetthebenefactorofmankindfree.
Theflood–DeucalionandhiswifePyrrha,childlesscouple,kindandpiousandcontentedwithlife,sonofPrometheus,warnedbyhisfatheroftheforthcomingflood,theyhadmadethemselvesahugechest.WhentheroaringdelugecamethecoupletookrefugeinitandfloatedforninedaysuntiltouchedlandagainonMountParnassus.
Theoncehustlingworldpresentedanunnervingsight.Itwasnowalldeathanddevastation.Feelinglonelyandinsecure,theoldcoupleprayedtothegodsforhelp.Anoracleinstructedthemtocastthebonesoftheirmotherabout.Theystartedtothrowstonesbehindthem.
Midas(MYE-das).Mythologicalpossessorofthe"Midastouch",thepowertotransmutewhateverhetouchedintogold.MidaswasakingofPhrygia,a