<![CDATA[AbstractIt is very interesting to compare Oedipus and Watugunung myths. Both of them have a similar narrative basic structure. Yet, they are different in meaning. One hand, the myth of Oedipus symbolizes the West anthropocentrism with the “ Oedipus†figure as a prototype of West human who is separated from the cosmos, rational, and “free†but he is undermined by blindness/ blank. In other hand, the myth of Watugunung can be said as one of determiners of Bali/ Java cosmocentrism with the Watugunung figure as a prototype of human who attempts to live in a harmony with the cosmos rhythm. He is not “free†but he feel enlightened.Thus, “blindness†and “enlightenmentâ€, which are presented in the two narratives, are two points which differentiate among point of view of Greek/ West culture and Bali/ Java culture.Keywords: Watugunung myth, Oedipus myth.]]>
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