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The Oedipus Myth

Sigmund Freud felt that it reflected a basic structure of human relationships. The author presents a new theory of the Oedipus complex based on Sophocles' great dramas

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 180 Issue 1This article was originally published with the title “The Oedipus Myth” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 180 No. 1 (), p. 22
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0149-22