Mythology - Oedipus

Discuss the role of the oral tradition in any character, story, or myth in Oedipus . How are family, blood, illness, or the disaster all major themes of myth and the oral tradition? What is the importance of the oral tradition for upholding community and culture? Why is the oral tradition looked down upon in Western cultures? What characters or myths exemplify the power of the oral tradition as the "telling cure" or cure by talking? 

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