The cultural progression of four stories mapped.
“The four stories are neatly synopsised as:
- A man falls in love with his female creation (Pygmalion);
- A king unwittingly kills his father and marries his mother (Oedipus);
- A man sells his soul to the devil in exchange for power and knowledge (Faust);
- A mythical sea monster terrorizes the deep (Leviathan).”