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Patricide - Definition and Overview |
| Related Words: Fratricide, Fungicide, Genocide, Germicide, Herbicide, Homicide, Infanticide, Insecticide, Matricide, Microbicide, Parricide, Pesticide, Regicide, Suicide, Uxoricide |
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Patricide or parricide is (i) the act of killing one's father, or (ii) a person who kills his or her father. The word patricide derives from the Latin word pater (father) and the Latin suffix -cida (cutter or killer).
Compare with matricide (the killing of one's mother), filicide (the killing of a child by his or her parent), and fratricide (the killing of one's sibling).
Parricides in fiction
- Greek mythology
- Oedipus was fated to kill his father and marry his mother. His parents attempted to prevent this by sending him away as a child, however once grown Oedipus met his father while travelling and killed him in a fight, unknowingly fufilling the prophecy.
- Pelias was killed by his daughters.
Sinhabahu
The Sinhala race in Sri Lanka are said to be descendants of Sinhabahu, who killed his own father, who was said to be a lion. Then he married his own sister, Sinhasivali. It was their son Wijeya who founded the Sinhala race. This is according to the Mahavamsa, the Historical Chronicle of Sri Lanka
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Example Usage of Patricide |
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bjhenry: @Issascrazyworld he's one of *those* dads. He's nothing compared to a dad in Thomas' class. That guy is a future Patricide victim. |
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Friggin_Taser: Parkman obviously has a mental problem, if you heal him he'll just go attempt Genocide by Fireman or Patricide by Congressman |
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kiki3387: had a fun-ass night!thoughts of Patricide alleviated by great friends! |
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