And this is based on the story, the mythical story of a king who killed his father and married his mother.

名字来自于一个故事，一则国王弑父娶母的希腊神话。

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Anybody who looks at Greek mythology and Greek poetry, and Greek stories sees there is a powerful influence coming into Greek thought from mainly the Mesopotamian direction.

任何浏览过希腊神话,诗歌和故事的人,都能发现来自美索不达米亚的文化,对希腊思想的巨大影响

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