King Musu Ghanaian Storytelling

 

King Musu is a Ghanaian play based on the Greek mythology of Oedipus.

Oedipus is born as a cursed child. The prophecy states that he will kill his father and marry his mother. 

One question I asked myself: How old was his mother when she had him, and then how old were they when they married?

I am guessing that by the age of 40, you were already deemed to be ancient. 

And 80years old, a living prehistoric being