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Mythical Greek king of Thebes
Oedipus (UK: /ˈiːdɪpəs/, also US: /ˈɛdɪ-/ ; Ancient Greek: Οἰδίπους Oidípous, lit. 'swollen foot') was a mythical Greek king of Thebes. A tragic hero
Oedipus
Idea in psychoanalysis
In classical psychoanalytic theory, the Oedipus complex is a son's sexual attitude towards his mother and concomitant hostility toward his father, first
Oedipus_complex
Classical Athenian tragedy by Sophocles
Oedipus Rex, also known by its Greek title, Oedipus Tyrannus (Ancient Greek: Οἰδίπους Τύραννος, pronounced [oidípuːs týrannos]), or Oedipus the King,
Oedipus_Rex
5th-century BC Athenian tragic playwright
a complete form: Ajax, Antigone, Women of Trachis, Oedipus Rex, Electra, Philoctetes, and Oedipus at Colonus. For almost 50 years, Sophocles was the most
Sophocles
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Oedipus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Oedipus was the mythical king of Thebes. Oedipus may also refer to: Oedipus (horse), an American Thoroughbred
Oedipus_(disambiguation)
Ancient Greek tragedy by Sophocles
Oedipus at Colonus (also Oedipus Coloneus; Ancient Greek: Οἰδίπους ἐπὶ Κολωνῷ, Oidipous epi Kolōnō) is the second of the three Theban plays of the Athenian
Oedipus_at_Colonus
Topics referred to by the same term
Oedipus Rex (c. 429 BC) is a play by Sophocles. Oedipus Rex may also refer to: Oedipus, a king of Thebes in Greek mythology Pseudoeurycea rex, a salamander
Oedipus_Rex_(disambiguation)
Topics referred to by the same term
Oedipus Wrecks may refer to: Oedipus Wrecks (Lois & Clark), an episode in the 3rd season of the television series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Oedipus_Wrecks
2018 play by Robert Icke
Oedipus is a 2018 play by Robert Icke. It is a reimagining of the play Oedipus Tyrannos by Sophocles, set on the evening of an election. Oedipus is a politician
Oedipus_(Icke_play)
1972 book by Deleuze and Guattari
Anti-Oedipus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia (French: Capitalisme et schizophrénie. L'anti-Œdipe) is a 1972 book by French authors Gilles Deleuze and Félix
Anti-Oedipus
Painting by Gustave Moreau
Oedipus and the Sphinx is an 1864 oil on canvas painting by Gustave Moreau that was first exhibited at the French Salon of 1864 where it was an immediate
Oedipus_and_the_Sphinx
Greek mythological Queen of Thebes
through her marriages to Laius and her son, Oedipus. She is best known for her role in the myths surrounding Oedipus and her eventual suicide upon the discovery
Jocasta
Daughter of Oedipus in Greek mythology
character in several ancient Greek tragedies. She was the daughter of Oedipus, king of Thebes; her mother/grandmother was either Jocasta or, in another
Antigone
Painting by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
Oedipus and the Sphinx is a painting by the French Neoclassical artist Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres. Originally a student work painted in 1808, it was
Oedipus and the Sphinx (Ingres)
Oedipus_and_the_Sphinx_(Ingres)
Topics referred to by the same term
Oedipus Hex may refer to: Oedipus Hex (Bewitched), 1966 Oedipus Hex (CSI: NY), 2006 Oedipus Rex (disambiguation) Oedipus Tex, oratorio by P. D. Q. Bach
Oedipus_Hex
Mythological creature with a human head and lion body
riddle. This deadly version of a sphinx appears in the myth and drama of Oedipus. In Egyptian mythology, in contrast, the sphinx is typically depicted as
Sphinx
1927 opera-oratorio by Igor Stravinsky
Oedipus rex is an opera-oratorio by Igor Stravinsky, scored for orchestra, speaker, soloists, and male chorus. The libretto, based on Sophocles's tragedy
Oedipus_rex_(opera)
Publication by Athanasius Kircher on Egyptian Hieroglyphs
Oedipus Aegyptiacus is Athanasius Kircher's supreme work of Egyptology. The three full folio tomes of ornate illustrations and diagrams were published
Oedipus_Aegyptiacus
Italian film by Pier Paolo Pasolini
Oedipus Rex (Italian: Edipo re) is a 1967 Italian film written and directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini, based upon the Greek tragedy Oedipus Rex written by
Oedipus_Rex_(1967_film)
Tragedy by Seneca
story of Oedipus, which is better known through the play Oedipus Rex by the Athenian playwright, Sophocles. It is written in Latin. Oedipus is the king
Oedipus_(Seneca)
Type of sexual desire in psychoanalytic theory
1920 by way of analogy to its logical converse in psychoanalysis, the Oedipus complex, and it may be used to cover different degrees of attachment, including
Jocasta_complex
1977 Italian film
Oedipus Orca is a 1977 Italian sexploitation-thriller film directed by Eriprando Visconti. It is a sequel to La Orca, filmed the same/next year. Michele
Oedipus_Orca
Figure in Greek mythology
in Greek mythology best known as the ruler of Thebes in the legend of Oedipus. Creon was the son of Menoeceus, and grandson of King Pentheus. Creon had
Creon_(king_of_Thebes)
1996 studio album by Barry Adamson
Oedipus Schmoedipus is an album by the English musician Barry Adamson, released in 1996. Like Adamson's previous albums, Oedipus Schmoedipus was conceived
Oedipus_Schmoedipus
Mythological princess of Thebes
Polynices. She appears in several tragic plays of Sophocles, including Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone. She also appears at the end of Aeschylus'
Ismene
Topics referred to by the same term
My Oedipus Complex may refer to: "My Oedipus Complex", a short story written by Frank O'Connor "My Oedipus Complex", one of a number of singles in the
My_Oedipus_Complex
Prediction that causes itself to become true
legend is that of Oedipus. Warned that his child would one day kill him, Laius abandoned his newborn son Oedipus to die, but Oedipus was found and raised
Self-fulfilling_prophecy
South Korean action thriller film
" It was Apollo's prophecy that revealed Oedipus' fate in Sophocles' Oedipus the King. The link to Oedipus Rex is only a minor element in most English-language
Oldboy_(2003_film)
Restoration tragedy by Dryden and Lee
The heroic drama Oedipus: A Tragedy, is an adaptation of Sophocles' Oedipus Rex, written by John Dryden and Nathaniel Lee. After being licensed in 1678
Oedipus_(Dryden_play)
1949 study of Hamlet by Ernest Jones
Hamlet and Oedipus is a study of William Shakespeare's Hamlet in which the title character's inexplicable behaviours are subjected to investigation along
Hamlet_and_Oedipus
Jungian psychological concept
complex is the girl's phallic stage; a boy's analogous experience is the Oedipus complex. The Electra complex occurs in the third—phallic stage (ages 3–6)—of
Electra_complex
American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
Oedipus (1946–1978) was an American Champion Thoroughbred steeplechase racehorse. Sired by 1929's flat racing Horse of the Year Blue Larkspur and foaled
Oedipus_(horse)
Reversal of circumstances, turning point
one attended by Peripeteia, like that which goes with the Discovery in Oedipus...". Aristotle says that peripeteia is the most powerful part of a plot
Peripeteia
1996 film
Oedipus Mayor (Spanish: Edipo alcalde) is a 1996 Colombian tragedy film, produced by Tomás Zapata and Jorge Sánchez, directed by Jorge Alí Triana. Set
Oedipus_Mayor
Species of New World monkey
The cotton-top tamarin (Saguinus oedipus) is a small New World monkey weighing less than 0.5 kg (1.1 lb). One of the smallest primates, the cotton-top
Cotton-top_tamarin
Incidental music by Felix Mendelssohn
Oedipus at Colonus (German: Ödipus in Kolonos), Op. 93 is incidental music by Felix Mendelssohn to Sophocles' play Oedipus at Colonus (401 BC) consisting
Oedipus at Colonus (Mendelssohn)
Oedipus_at_Colonus_(Mendelssohn)
Lost play by Euripides
Oedipus (US: /ˈɛdɪpəs/ or UK: /ˈiːdɪpəs/; Ancient Greek: Οἰδίπους, Oidípous) is a play by the 5th-century BCE Athenian dramatist Euripides. The play is
Oedipus_(Euripides)
American radio personality
Oedipus, the nom de plume, of Edward Hyson is an American radio personality. He gained notoriety as the pink-haired DJ who created the first punk rock
Oedipus_(DJ)
Mythological prince of Thebes
strife') was the son of Oedipus and either Jocasta or Euryganeia, and the brother of Eteocles, Antigone, and Ismene. When Oedipus discovered that he had
Polynices
Tragedy by Sophocles
triad of tragedies known as the three Theban plays, following Oedipus Rex and Oedipus at Colonus. Even though the events in Antigone occur last in the
Antigone_(Sophocles_play)
Oratorio by P. D. Q. Bach
Oedipus Tex is a satirical Western-themed oratorio by P. D. Q. Bach that follows the adventures of Oedipus Tex ("you may have heard of my brother Rex")
Oedipus_Tex
Second most important character in a narrative
in Sophocles' Oedipus Rex, the protagonist would be Oedipus, who is on stage in most acts, the deuteragonist would be Jocasta (Oedipus' mother and wife)
Deuteragonist
Set of therapeutic techniques established by Sigmund Freud
resistance, the appreciation of the importance of sexuality and of the Oedipus complex." Two of Freud's early colleagues, Alfred Adler and Carl Jung,
Psychoanalysis
Austrian neurologist and founder of psychoanalysis (1856–1939)
redefinition of sexuality to include infantile stages led him to formulate the Oedipus complex as a central tenet of psychoanalytical theory. His analysis of
Sigmund_Freud
1989 film by Woody Allen, Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese
Coppola and written by Coppola with his daughter, Sofia Coppola. The last is Oedipus Wrecks, directed, written by and starring Woody Allen. In foreign theatrical
New_York_Stories
Painting by Jean-Léon Gérôme
1886 painting by the French artist Jean-Léon Gérôme. It is also known as Oedipus (Œdipe). It depicts Napoleon Bonaparte during his Egyptian campaign, positioned
Bonaparte_Before_the_Sphinx
English actress (born 1998)
ISBN 9783031155710. Rook, Olivia (2024-09-02). "Full cast announced for 'Oedipus' in the West End". London Theatre. Retrieved 2024-09-28. Wood, Alex (2025-09-04)
Phia_Saban
Freudian psychology
aspects of the theory as the feminine Oedipus attitude and the negative Oedipus complex. The feminine Oedipus complex has its roots in the little girl's
Psychosexual_development
Mythological king of Thebes
lit. 'true glory') was a king of Thebes, the son of Oedipus and either Jocasta or Euryganeia. Oedipus killed his father Laius and married his mother without
Eteocles
1811 book by William Drummond
Oedipus Judaicus by William Drummond was first published in 1811 in a limited edition of 200 copies. The book was originally intended for use in a scholastic
Oedipus_Judaicus
Self-inflicted removal of one's own eye
autoenucleation can be found in Greek mythology: Oedipus, according to Sophocles's tragedy Oedipus Rex, gouged his own eyes out after discovering he
Autoenucleation
Species of fish
Schistura oedipus is a species of troglobitic stone loach endemic to caves in the Pang Mapha karst formation in Mae Hongson Province in Thailand. It is
Schistura_oedipus
Notes by Félix Guattari (1969-1973)
The Anti-Œdipus Papers is a collection of journal entries and notes written between 1969 and 1973 by the French philosopher and psychotherapist Félix Guattari
The_Anti-Oedipus_Papers
1968 film adaptation of Sophoclean tragedy, directed by Philip Saville
Oedipus the King is a 1968 British film adaptation of the Sophoclean tragedy Oedipus Rex, directed and co-written by Philip Saville. It stars Christopher
Oedipus_the_King_(film)
Freudian psychosexual development
mythological character Oedipus, who unwittingly killed his father and sexually possessed his mother. Initially, Freud applied the Oedipus complex to the development
Phallic_stage
1957 Canadian film
Oedipus Rex is a 1957 tragedy film, a film version of the Canadian Stratford Festival production of the William Butler Yeats adaptation of the play Oedipus
Oedipus_Rex_(1957_film)
English actress (born 1956)
the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress twice for Ghosts (2014) and Oedipus (2025). Manville also won a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for the
Lesley_Manville
Blind prophet of Apollo
respected. Oedipus sent for Tiresias, and Tiresias admitted to knowing the answers to Oedipus' questions, but he refused to speak, instead telling Oedipus to
Tiresias
Ancient Greek tragedy by Aeschylus
Hepta epi Thēbas; Latin: Septem contra Thebas) is the third play in an Oedipus-themed trilogy produced by Aeschylus in 467 BC. The trilogy is sometimes
Seven_Against_Thebes_(play)
1987 opera by Wolfgang Rihm
Oedipus is an opera in two parts composed by Wolfgang Rihm to a German-language libretto that he based on the Greek tragedy Oedipus Rex by Sophocles and
Oedipus_(opera)
Psychological concepts by Sigmund Freud
helplessness of the child and the Oedipus complex. In the case of the little boy, it forms during the dissolution of the Oedipus complex, through a process of
Id,_ego_and_superego
American rock band
Oedipus was a rock band from Los Angeles. The band consisted of Jeremy Haffner (lead vocals, bass guitar), Stephen Cohen (guitar, vocals) and Keith Larsen
Oedipus_(band)
British actress and narrator
Laughter (2019) and receiving an additional nomination for her performance in Oedipus (2025). Indira Anne Varma was born as the only child of an Indian father
Indira_Varma
American comedy musician (born 1959)
Overture and Other Musical Assaults – Peter Schickele (1990) P.D.Q. Bach: Oedipus Tex and Other Choral Calamities – Peter Schickele (1991) P.D.Q. Bach: WTWP
"Weird_Al"_Yankovic
American filmmaker, actor, comedian and songwriter (born 1926)
Overture and Other Musical Assaults – Peter Schickele (1990) P.D.Q. Bach: Oedipus Tex and Other Choral Calamities – Peter Schickele (1991) P.D.Q. Bach: WTWP
Mel_Brooks
Argentine revolutionary (1928–1967)
and he quoted him on topics from dreams and libido to narcissism and the Oedipus complex. His favorite subjects included philosophy, mathematics, engineering
Che_Guevara
English playwright and poet (1564–1616)
of Aleksander Wielopolski The River Bank (Ophelia) Related Hamlet and Oedipus "Hamlet and His Problems" Hebenon Hamlet Q1 Ostalo je ćutanje The Chronicles
William_Shakespeare
French philosopher (1925–1995)
popular works were the two volumes of Capitalism and Schizophrenia: Anti-Oedipus (1972) and A Thousand Plateaus (1980), both co-written with psychoanalyst
Gilles_Deleuze
Man who is excessively attached to his mother
father complex. In classical Freudian psychoanalytic theory, the term Oedipus complex denotes a child's desire to have sexual relations with the parent
Mother's_boy
1959 live album by Tom Lehrer
College Days" – 3:03 "A Christmas Carol" – 2:54 "The Elements" – 2:16 "Oedipus Rex" – 3:41 "In Old Mexico" – 6:26 "Clementine" – 4:40 "It Makes a Fellow
An Evening Wasted with Tom Lehrer
An_Evening_Wasted_with_Tom_Lehrer
Greek mythological king of Thebes
night, however, Laius was drunk and fathered Oedipus with Jocasta. On Laius' orders, the baby, Oedipus, was exposed on Mount Cithaeron with his feet
Laius
raise Oedipus as their adoptive son. Eventually, when questioned by Oedipus, Merope and Polybus deny the adoption. As a result of this denial, Oedipus continues
Merope_(wife_of_Polybus)
American comedian and actor (born 1969)
Overture and Other Musical Assaults – Peter Schickele (1990) P.D.Q. Bach: Oedipus Tex and Other Choral Calamities – Peter Schickele (1991) P.D.Q. Bach: WTWP
Patton_Oswalt
Tragedy by Voltaire
Oedipus (French: Œdipe) is a tragedy by the French dramatist and philosopher Voltaire that was first performed in 1718. It was his first play and the
Oedipus_(Voltaire_play)
Sigmund Freud developed his ideas about the Oedipus complex through an analysis of Sophocles' play Oedipus Rex and Shakespeare's play Hamlet. Freud's ideas
Hamlet_and_psychoanalysis
Protagonist's error in Greek dramatic theory
avoid tragedy, which Hyde asserts is problematic. In Oedipus Rex, she observes that the ideas of Oedipus' hasty behavior at the crossroads or his trust in
Hamartia
British actor (born 1963)
took on the title role in Robert Icke's adaptation of the Greek tragedy Oedipus in the West End in 2024 and Broadway in 2025, earning nominations for the
Mark_Strong
Deme of the phyle Aegeis of ancient Attica
Theseus, Oedipus, and Adrastus. According to Greek mythology, Oedipus was buried there, as described by Sophocles, who was born there, in his Oedipus at Colonus
Colonus_(Attica)
Nigerian play by Ola Rotimi
a 1971 novel by Ola Rotimi. An adaptation of the Greek classical play Oedipus Rex, the story centres on Odewale, who is lured into a false sense of security
The_Gods_Are_Not_to_Blame
Book series by Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari
Capitalisme et Schizophrénie) is a serial composed of two volumes, Anti-Oedipus (1972, translated in 1977) and A Thousand Plateaus (1980, translated in
Capitalism_and_Schizophrenia
American comedian, actor, and singer (born 1961)
Overture and Other Musical Assaults – Peter Schickele (1990) P.D.Q. Bach: Oedipus Tex and Other Choral Calamities – Peter Schickele (1991) P.D.Q. Bach: WTWP
Eddie_Murphy
Russian-American writer and catastrophist
York City, intending to spend a sabbatical year researching for his book Oedipus and Akhenaton. The book was inspired by Freud's Moses and Monotheism and
Immanuel_Velikovsky
American filmmaker, actor and writer (born 1935)
an anthology film about New Yorkers. Canby called Allen's contribution, Oedipus Wrecks, "priceless". Allen's Shadows and Fog (1991) is a black-and-white
Woody_Allen
British actor (born 1983)
Charleson Awards for his appearance in the National Theatre's production of Oedipus and in 2009 played Laertes to Jude Law's Hamlet in the Donmar West End
Gwilym_Lee
Fictional character from the novel Moby-Dick
Milton. His prosthesis, for instance, has been taken for an allusion to the Oedipus myth. Ahab is firmly established in popular culture by cartoons, comic
Captain_Ahab
One of Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic concepts
the Oedipus complex in which the phallic conflict arises for males, as well as for females. Though Carl Jung made the distinction between the Oedipus complex
Penis_envy
Horror in Greek myth/drama
Horror is a daimon appearing only in Seneca's Oedipus. Horror literally means shaking, trembling, and the feeling of horror. This meaning is shared by
Horror_(mythology)
French psychoanalyst and social activist (1930–1992)
literary and philosophical collaborations with Deleuze, most notably Anti-Oedipus (1972) and A Thousand Plateaus (1980), the two volumes of their theoretical
Félix_Guattari
1959 opera by Carl Orff
Oedipus der Tyrann (Oedipus the Tyrant ) is Carl Orff's musical setting of the drama Oedipus Tyrannos (Ancient Greek: Οἰδίπους Τύραννος) in a prologue
Oedipus_der_Tyrann
French painter (1819–1901)
called The Plague of Thebes. The painting referred to the Athenian tragedy Oedipus Rex by Sophocles. Thebes is ravaged by plague as a result of the corruption
Charles_Jalabert
Mythological king of Corinth
loved his wife, but their marriage remained childless for many years. When Oedipus was abandoned as an infant by his parents Laius and Jocasta, the rulers
Polybus_of_Corinth
1980 book by Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari
collaborative work Capitalism and Schizophrenia. While the first volume, Anti-Oedipus (1972), was a critique of contemporary uses of psychoanalysis and Marxism
A_Thousand_Plateaus
Series of novels by George R. R. Martin
2, 2012. Itzkoff, Dave (December 11, 2011). "A Family Affair as Old as Oedipus". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 21, 2012.
A_Song_of_Ice_and_Fire
Tool used to guide livestock in motion
from Middle English gode, from Old English gād. In Sophocles's Oedipus Rex, Oedipus's father Laius tried to kill his son with a goad when they accidentally
Goad
Verse drama by Percy Bysshe Shelley
Oedipus Tyrannus; or, Swellfoot the Tyrant, is a satirical play by English Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley in two acts published anonymously for the
Oedipus Tyrannus; or, Swellfoot the Tyrant
Oedipus_Tyrannus;_or,_Swellfoot_the_Tyrant
American character actor and film director (born 1963)
alongside Maggie Q. In 2025, Lynch made his Broadway debut, playing Creon in Oedipus, directed by Robert Icke. Lynch has been married to actress Brenda Wehle
John_Carroll_Lynch
Feminist psychoanalytic response to Freud's model of gender identity
classical model of gender and identity development, which centers on the Oedipus complex. Freud's model, which became integral to orthodox psychoanalysis
Feminist views on the Oedipus complex
Feminist_views_on_the_Oedipus_complex
Painting by Leonardo da Vinci
of Arc at the Coronation of Charles VII; Mademoiselle Caroline Rivière; Oedipus and the Sphinx; Portrait of Madame Marcotte de Sainte-Marie; Portrait of
Mona_Lisa
Greek mythological champions who made war against Thebes
Argos, to be the captains of an Argive army whose purpose was to restore Oedipus' son Polynices to the Theban throne. Adrastus, although always the leader
Seven_against_Thebes
Musical
Colonus is an African-American musical version of Sophocles's tragedy, Oedipus at Colonus. The show was created in 1983 by the experimental-theatre director
The_Gospel_at_Colonus
OEDIPUS
OEDIPUS
Boy/Male
Greek
Father of Oedipus.
Girl/Female
Greek Latin
Daughter of Oedipus.
Girl/Female
Australian, Basque, French, Greek
Daughter of Oedipus
Boy/Male
Greek
Son of Oedipus.
Girl/Female
Australian, Greek
Daughter of Oedipus
Boy/Male
Greek
Swollen foot.
Girl/Female
Australian, Greek
Foster Mother of Oedipus
Boy/Male
Greek
Uncle of Oedipus.
Girl/Female
Greek
Shining moon. Jocasta was the mother and wife of Oedipus; once Oedipus and Jocasta learned that...
Girl/Female
Latin
Wife of Oedipus.
OEDIPUS
OEDIPUS
Boy/Male
Hindu
Energized
Girl/Female
Tamil
Girl/Female
Tamil
Love, Pure
Biblical
declaring God; chosen fruit of God
Boy/Male
Indian
Friendly and Moody
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Broad-minded; Liberal; Learned; Capacious; Ample; Scholarly; The All-embracing; One of the Names of Allah
Girl/Female
Bengali, Indian, Telugu
Knowledge
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Embodiment of the World; Devote of God
Boy/Male
Native American
Brave.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Master of Kapil
OEDIPUS
OEDIPUS
OEDIPUS
OEDIPUS
OEDIPUS