oedipus |
prometheus |
As proper nouns the difference between oedipus and prometheus
is that
oedipus is (greek mythology) a son of laius and jocasta, who unwittingly killed his father and married his mother while
prometheus is .
pygmalion |
oedipus |
As a noun pygmalion
is one who acts as the legendary Greek sculptor Pygmalion (who was granted the wish of having life given to a sculpture of his which he loved a great deal), as in George Bernard Shaw's
Pygmalion in which he sometimes refers to his main character (Henry Higgins) as Pygmalion Higgins.
As an adjective pygmalion
is bloody (only in 'not pygmalion likely'), from the sensational, and then scandalous, line "not bloody likely" in George Bernard Shaw's play
Pygmalion.
As a proper noun Oedipus is
a son of Laius and Jocasta, who unwittingly killed his father and married his mother.
oedipus |
jocasta |
In greek mythology terms the difference between oedipus and jocasta
is that
oedipus is a son of Laius and Jocasta, who unwittingly killed his father and married his mother while
jocasta is the mother and wife of Oedipus.