Oedipus /ēˈdi-pəs or -də-/ (Gr myth)

A king of Thebes who solved the Sphinx's riddle and unwittingly killed his father and married his mother

Oeˈdipal adjective

Oedipēˈan adjective

Oedipus complex noun (psychology)

The attachment of a son to his mother with unconscious rivalry and hostility towards his father

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