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9 timestamped hits 6 source readings 1 extracted note Newest source: 2026-06-24, day precision Aliases: oedipus-trilogies, trilogies, trilogy

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Oedipus trilogy

Jiang turns late Inferno and early Purgatorio into a struggle over imagination itself.

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Jiang turns late Inferno and early Purgatorio into a struggle over imagination itself.

Most recent Jiang source touching this topic: Purgatory Begins By Washing Virgil Off (2026-06-24, day precision).

Most connected source readings: Purgatory Begins By Washing Virgil Off; China Without The Good Monorail; The Will That Survives the Destroyed City.

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Key Notes

Oedipus trilogy

Glossary

Sophocles's narrative cycle, used here to transition from democratic origins to monarchy, fate, burial, and Antigone.

Timestamped Evidence

Tragedy Makes Democracy Face Itself

2024-10-17, day precision · Civilization #9: Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides as Prophets of Democracy

Transcript

"...okay? So, Sophocles wrote many plays. His most famous is the Oedipus Trilogy, okay? Oedipus Trilogy. Now, you may have heard of the Oedipus..."

China Without The Good Monorail

2026-01-16, day precision · The Derp With Kurp | 23 | @predictivehistory - The Multiverse of Madness

Transcript

"...spy who came in from the cold. And he wrote the trilogy. And you know, he was he was MI six. Um, you know,..."

The Empire of Myth

2025-04-29, day precision · Civilization #48: Napoleon's Empire of Myth

Transcript

"Okay, so good morning. Today we finished the French Revolution Trilogy. So we are focusing on Napoleon today. And my argument to you today..."

Robespierre Becomes The Scapegoat

2025-04-24, day precision · Civilization #47: The Passion of Robespierre

Transcript

"...discuss Napoleon next class. And this will end our French Revolution. Trilogy. All right. So this is the main argument, okay? So I've provided..."

Tragedy Makes Democracy Face Itself

2024-10-17, day precision · Civilization #9: Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides as Prophets of Democracy

Transcript

"...the new gods who bring justice into the world. Okay? The Oedipus trilogy ends in tragedy because the old king refuses to give way..."

Relevant Lectures And Readings

The Empire of Myth

2025-04-29, day precision · alias-match

Reading

Napoleon looks like the genius of the French Revolution because he gives history its most cinematic image: speed, war, destiny, empire.

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