Associations to the word «Oedipus»
Noun
- Thebes
- Freud
- Sphinx
- Rex
- Corinth
- Complex
- Psychoanalysis
- Sigmund
- Riddle
- Oracle
- Tragedy
- Odysseus
- Prometheus
- Seneca
- Dryden
- Heracles
- Lear
- Myth
- Perseus
- Gilles
- Igor
- Parentage
- Odyssey
- Orpheus
- Seer
- Schizophrenia
- Poseidon
- Prophecy
- Ajax
- Sexuality
- Voltaire
- Strauss
- Mythology
- Ego
- Blind
- Taboo
- Fulfilling
- Trilogy
- Totem
- Tex
- Plague
- Iliad
- Capitalism
- Achilles
- Downfall
- Marri
- Crossroads
- Murderer
- Repression
- Curse
- Slew
- Zeus
- Athens
- Faust
- Hamlet
- Messenger
- Chorus
- Psyche
- Shepherd
- Aristotle
- Dramatist
- Odin
- Psychotherapy
- Homer
- Nietzsche
- Aphrodite
- Socrates
- Kingship
- Calamity
- Hera
- Ode
- Shakespeare
- Repertory
- Exile
- Fate
- Transforming
- Verdi
- Libretto
- Penis
Adjective
Wiktionary
OEDIPUS, proper noun. (Greek mythology) A son of Laius and Jocasta, who unwittingly killed his father and married his mother.
ŒDIPUS, proper noun. Obsolete spelling of Oedipus
OEDIPUS COMPLEX, noun. (psychoanalysis) In Freudian theory, the complex of emotions aroused in a child by an unconscious sexual desire for the parent of the opposite sex.
OEDIPUS COMPLEXES, noun. Plural of Oedipus complex
Dictionary definition
OEDIPUS, noun. (Greek mythology) a tragic king of Thebes who unknowingly killed his father Laius and married his mother Jocasta; the subject of the drama `Oedipus Rex' by Sophocles.
Wise words
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more
value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an
idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words,
but a great deal in a few.