Struggle:
Staying in Power and Regaining Power
Stuggle: Staying in Power and Regaining Power
A common theme between "Oedipus the King" and "The Odyssey" is struggle. Both of these men are struggling for their crowns. Oedipus is struggling to retain his crown, while Odysseus is struggling to regain his crown.
Oedipus
Oedipus was the cause of his own downfall, but he did all he could to fight against it. In the end, he lost everything.
It Goes Both Ways
Yes, the struggle is real.
Odysseus
With everything to gain, Odysseus had to struggle his entire journey home only to find a group of suitors had taken up residence there.
Oedipus and Odysseus