#post 156

Characters: EXO + OC Type: Lucky One!AU + Monster!AU Genre:Angst, fluff Length: 802 words Summary: After a secret operation in a maze, nine boys get new nurses to take care of them. The girls are in for surprises concerning the boys. And other girls… A/N: A new series featuring a ton of amazing people *-* [Rebecca x Chanyeol ; Amelia x Minseok ; Kenna x Baekhyun ; Morgan x Yixing ; Sunny x Jongin ; Nari x Sehun ; Kaeyon x Joonmyeon ; Leyla x Kyungsoo ; Margot x Jongdae]

[Credits: owner]

Once dressed in the uniform consisting of a white top, a dress of the same colour, and shockingly red stockings she had found in the bag left for her, Rebecca grabbed her folder and a pen she hid in the front pocket of her top, and left the Dorm. The Dorm was the room furnished with about ten beds and as many tables and chairs. It was supposed to be the Resting Room for the staff working in the building, for the nurses. Sarang, being their boss, had her own private office.

The young woman followed the map she had found on her bed, a map of the intricate corridors leading to so many rooms that it was too easy to get lost. Scanning the numbers of the rooms left and right, she arrived in front of the one she was looking for. Room 61. Her patient was in there. Was he sleeping like the one she had seen on the TV?

Patricide is (i) the act of killing one’s father, or (ii) a person who kills his father. The word patricide derives from the Latin wordpater (father) and the Latin suffix -cida (cutter or killer). Patricide is a sub-form of parricide, which is defined as an act of killing a close relative. 

I reblogged a post (right below)​, related to the three patricides that happened in Once Upon a Time (Regina’s, Rumpelstiltskin’s and Hook’s fathers), because they made me wonder about how they could be related to myths, fairy-tales and religions. I thought for awhile, trying to figure this out, but couldn’t easily find any specific or direct relation between any one of these three cases and the myths I knew, except to an Oedipus-like complex between Regina and her father. Although there are tangential points, the motivations behind each case differ from the essence of most myth’s (many are moved by a hunger for power, for a realm crown, something like that). Instead, they are motivated by a revenge that is not aimed directly towards the fathers, as in Regina’s and Hook’s case, and, in Hook’s and Rumple's case, also, by a feeling of betrayal and abandonment. Furthermore, in Rumpelstiltskin’s case, it has nuances of heroism, of selflessness. 

I made a basic search on sites with information about how typically this theme is approached, such as TV Tropes, and that led me to infer that OUaT’s has indeed a unique twist on the patricide theme, A&E are really creating an original  mythology in this sense. From the list of well known patricides in myths and religions below, we can see that:

Patricides in myths and religions

Patricide is a common archetype prevalent throughout many religions and cultures, particularly Greek culture.

In the Hindu epic Mahabharata, Babruvahana killed his father Arjun, but Arjun was brought back to life by his wife, the snake goddess Uloopi

In the Greek creation epic, Cronus killed or castrated his father Uranus to usurp his domination of the universe. In turn, he was overthrown by his son Zeus.

Apsu, in the Babylonian creation epic the Enûma Elish, was killed by his son Ea in the struggle for supremacy among the gods.

Oedipus was fated to kill his father, a king, and marry his mother. His parents attempted to prevent this by leaving him on the side of a mountain as an infant. He was found and raised by a shepherd. Once grown, Oedipus meets his father while his father is travelling and kills him. He then unknowingly marries his mother to become king, ultimately fulfilling the prophecy.

Pelias was killed by his daughters, who were deceived by Medea into thinking he could be resurrected.

In Norse mythology, Fafnir murdered his father Hreidmar to gain the cursed golden ring of Andvari that he had obtained. Some versions say that his brother Regin helped him.