Re: Oedipus

Not just so. He is said to be the father of the princess given as wife
to the King of Assuwa. No reason to doubt the historicity of a Kádmos
King of Thebes (or of Ahhiyawa).

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Arnaud Fournet" <fournet.arnaud@...>
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> From: "Francisco Antonio Doria" <doriagen@...>
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> Tawagalawas appears in the Tawagalawas letter, and is mentioned as the
> brother of the Great King of Ahhiyawa - Polynices?
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> Kádmos (according to Latacz) is mentioned in a letter found at Thebes
> from the King of Ahhiyawa to the King of the Hittites; he is given as
> one of the King's forebears.
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> So what ?
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> Zeus, Poseidon and Apollon are also claimed as forebears.
> It does not make them real historical characters.
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> I suppose it's not "one of" the king's forebears,
> but the oldest.
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> Arnaud
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