What scholars have observed in India is the Yayati complex, which is rather the opposite of the Oedipus complex. And the defeat of the son, often voluntary, is glorified. Here, it is the father who triumphs and the son loses. In Hindu mythology, however, a different recurring theme is seen. The son ends up doing what the father did and is in turn rejected by his own son. There is guilt at the death of the father as well as ignorance leading to a recurring pattern. But in the process, the wisdom of the past is lost. What follows is the violent struggle between the older and the younger generation in which the younger generation always wins. These stories led Freud to develop the famous theory of psychoanalysis known as Oedipus complex, the guilt that rises when the son claims the exclusive love of the mother and sees the father as a rival. And most famously, in the story of Oedipus, who is rejected by his father, Laius, but who returns and fulfils the terrible prophecy of killing his father and marrying his mother. This theme is found in the story of Jason, who is left to die by his power-hungry uncle, Pelias. Heroes, abandoned at birth, left to die, manage to survive and return to kill their fathers. Sometimes, the revolt and replacement takes place unknowingly. Sons have to revolt against their father and claim the universe. Fathers are always suspicious of their sons. Thus, succession takes place by the death of the father. When Cronus is killed, Zeus takes his place. When he is killed, Cronus takes his place. Cronus, in turn, is killed by his son, Zeus, the Olympian. Uranus is killed by his son, Cronos, the Titan. In Greek mythology, a recurrent theme is one where fathers are killed by their sons. Published in Corporate Dossier on 27 Feb, 2010.
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