joseph, n.Definitions

Joseph (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠the mythic hero turned inside out: where myth confirms the hero's quasi-incest, as with Oedipus, Genesis says flatly that the charge of Potiphar's wife is false.

Joseph (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠imprisoned in Egypt on the strength of gossip, like Oedipus convicted by Thebes; Genesis, unlike the Egyptians and Freud, refuses the stereotyped accusation.