ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -The idea of the Oedipus Complex is derived from Sophocles’ Oedipus Tyrannus, during which Oedipus learned that he was cursed to kill his father and sleep with his mother.

Detailed explanation-2: -Oedipus died at Colonus near Athens, where he was swallowed into the earth and became a guardian hero of the land. Oedipus appears in the folk traditions of Albania, Finland, Cyprus, and Greece.

Detailed explanation-3: -Oedipus complex origins. The complex is named after Oedipus Rex-a character in Sophocles’ tragic play. In the story, Oedipus Rex unknowingly kills his father and marries his mother. According to Freud’s theory, the psychosexual development in childhood happens in stages.