That all boys have a stage in childhood when they have a sexual desire for their mother.
Jocasta; she is also Oedipus' wife. Classic example of incest
In Greek mythology she was the mother of Oedipus by Laius. After Oedipus killed Laius and married her she was the mother of Antigone, Eteocles, Polynices and Ismene by Oedipus. Of these, only Eteocles and Polynices were male.
Jocasta
That one kills her children whereas the other kills his father is the difference between Medea in Greek mythology and Oedipus in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Medea knowingly kills her children with Jason because he spurns her to marry Princess Creusa of Corinth. Contrarily, Oedipus unknowingly kills his own father, King Laius. Thus, Medea commits intentional infanticide whereas Oedipus unknowingly commits patricide.
That Oedipus unknowingly kills his father whereas Kronos knowingly wounds but does not kill his father is the difference between Kronos in Greek mythology and Oedipus in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Kronos, upon his mother Gaia's urging, castrates his father, Uranus, and exiles him from the earth. Contrarily, Oedipus unknowingly kills his own father, King Laius. Thus, Kronos knowingly gives his father a non-fatal wound whereas Oedipus unknowingly murders his own father.
Jocasta; she is also Oedipus' wife. Classic example of incest
Oedipus.
Jocasta, mother/wife of Oedipus; Laius was her 1st husband, but Oedipus accidentally murdered him
In Greek mythology, Antigone is the the daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta. The name Antigone is known to mean "against, or opposed to motherhood." It also means "against men."
In Greek mythology she was the mother of Oedipus by Laius. After Oedipus killed Laius and married her she was the mother of Antigone, Eteocles, Polynices and Ismene by Oedipus. Of these, only Eteocles and Polynices were male.
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Jocasta
A relationship of great nephew and great uncle prevails between Theban King Oedipus and Dionysus.Dionysus is the Greek god of wine, theater, grapes and fertility. But he is the son of the mortal Semele, daughter of Theban King Cadmus, and of Zeus, king of the Greek gods. Oedipus is the great great grandson of Cadmus.
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That one kills her children whereas the other kills his father is the difference between Medea in Greek mythology and Oedipus in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Medea knowingly kills her children with Jason because he spurns her to marry Princess Creusa of Corinth. Contrarily, Oedipus unknowingly kills his own father, King Laius. Thus, Medea commits intentional infanticide whereas Oedipus unknowingly commits patricide.
The term psychologists use for this complex is the Oedipus complex. It is a concept introduced by Sigmund Freud to describe a child's feelings of desire for the parent of the opposite sex and a sense of rivalry with the parent of the same sex.
Oedipus is a Greek hero.