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This document discusses whether the legend of Oedipus can be considered a folktale. It argues that while some individual elements, like the motif of the "Enfant fatal," originate from oral tradition, the Oedipus story as a whole was a conscious literary creation, not an independent folktale with oral variants. It examines other legends that are sometimes compared to Oedipus, including those of Telephus and Auge, and the Persian hero Darab, but finds they are derivative works or contain significant differenc

Author

Luciano Cabral

Language

EN