Freud was fixated on the myth in which Oedipus solved the Riddle of the Sphinx i.e, “what animal has four legs in the morning, two legs at noon, and three legs in the evening?” Of course the answer, which Oedipus duly supplied, is “a human being—babies crawl and old folks use walking sticks…”’ The Sphinx (meaning strangler) then committed suicide
This particular juncture in Sophocles’ play is a motif that recurs throughout Freud’s work and considering the tragedy that producing the right answer brought upon Oedipus’ innocent head it suggests the stoical futility of knowledge. The tale is outlined at: http://www.pathguy.com/oedipus.htm
Freud contracted cancer of the mouth and jaw in his later years for which he needed several operations until his death in exile in 1943. He had used cocaine but especially was a constant cigar smoker. Besides his famous saying that sometimes a cigar is only a cigar, he might have added later that whatever else you do with a cigar, don’t inhale!
- goinghome
This particular juncture in Sophocles’ play is a motif that recurs throughout Freud’s work and considering the tragedy that producing the right answer brought upon Oedipus’ innocent head it suggests the stoical futility of knowledge. The tale is outlined at: http://www.pathguy.com/oedipus.htm
Freud contracted cancer of the mouth and jaw in his later years for which he needed several operations until his death in exile in 1943. He had used cocaine but especially was a constant cigar smoker. Besides his famous saying that sometimes a cigar is only a cigar, he might have added later that whatever else you do with a cigar, don’t inhale!
- goinghome
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