The Research On "Consanguine Killing" In Ancient Greek Literature

There are many murders in ancient Greek literature."Killing" is an eternal topic.Death from murder is not only a simple biological question,but also has a symbolic meaning;there are esoteric meanings in life-and-death disputes.It is worth noting that some of the murders in ancient Greek literature are domestic;i.e.between family members.The particularly cruel and violent nature of these familial killings is sufficient cause for considerable reflection.These “consanguine killings” reflect attitudes towards life and death,understandings of family concepts,and explorations of rational civilization by the ancient Greeks.In the period of the primitive rational awakening of the West,the visual and emotional shock from "consanguine killing"has aroused debates about life,civilization and identity status.Based on the works of ancient Greek literature,starting with the multi-dimensional type of "consanguine killing,” this paper will examine the deep text-based features behind the "consanguine killing" from human-nature,rationality and gender angles,and explore the philosophical significance of "consanguine killing" in said literature.In addition to the introduction and conclusion,the paper is divided into three chapters.After combing through the plots of "consanguine killing" in the aforementioned literature,we divide the multi-dimensional type of "consanguine killing" into three categories: Fighting for Power,Being Punished by Gods,and Emotional Revenge.In the first part,we will analyze the motive of "consanguine killing" from the perspective of the temptation to power,in which because of the desire for the crown,there were many murders between father and son,or brothers.Compared to family love,in these cases the glory of power always wins.In the second part,starting with the "consanguine killing" plot of the Atelos family,family of Athens and the kingdom of the Thebe,we will analyse the outcomes resulting from personal qualities and oracular curses,in which fate became the eternal fetters of ancient Greek heroes.In the third part,we will explore the problem of the prominent gender certification and family status behind female "killing son"and "killing husband" facts,through theanalysis of the female image related to "consanguine killing” plots.The second chapter will discuss the cultural descent of "consanguine killing",to explore why the plots of "consanguine killing" were repeated in ancient Greek literature.We found our answers from three different angles.The first is human weaknesses,which includes primitive fear,and the temptations of glory,making people show the dark side of human nature when fighting for power.The second is the original rational awakening,which means the pursuit of reason and the desire for civilization of the ancient Greeks are why “consanguine killing” plots happened while they were struggling between the civilized empire they were urgent to establish,and the vagaries of the natural kingdom.The third is the genders’ status,which includes ethical revolution,and identity conflict that promoted "consanguine killing" while they were exploring the transformation of ancient Greek women’ status,building the concept of marriage and the recognition of blood family.In the third chapter,we will discuss the philosophical reflections in "consanguine killing" plots from the ancient Greeks’ soul,spirit and death angle.The first section is to explore the relationship between family and justice,kindred and loyalty,and fate and morality,based on three "consanguine killing" characters: Orestes,Medea,and Oedipus.The second section is to analyze the interpretation of the Greek spirit.The third section is trying to find ancient Greeks’ thought and pursuit of death,or even of more than death.