Oedipus complex
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The Oedipus complex is a psychoanalytic concept introduced by Sigmund Freud describing a child's unconscious sexual desire for the opposite-sex parent and rivalry with the same-sex parent.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oedipus complex canonical | 8 |
| Electra complex | 1 |
| Oedipus complex (Lacanian reading) | 1 |
| psychoanalytic Oedipus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Oedipus complex Context triple: [Oedipus, associatedConcept, Oedipus complex]
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A.
Great Mother
Great Mother is an epithet of Gaia that emphasizes her role as the primordial earth goddess and universal mother figure in Greek mythology.
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Electra
Electra is a figure in Greek mythology, traditionally known as one of the Pleiades and a daughter of the Titan Atlas.
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For the Lovers
"For the Lovers" is a song featured on Whitney Houston's 2009 studio album "I Look to You."
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Telegony
Telegony is a lost ancient Greek epic poem, traditionally attributed to Eugammon of Cyrene, that continued the story of Odysseus and his son Telemachus after the events of Homer’s Odyssey.
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E.
Trieb
Trieb is a district or locality within the town of Lichtenfels in the Upper Franconia region of Bavaria, Germany.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Oedipus complex Target entity description: The Oedipus complex is a psychoanalytic concept introduced by Sigmund Freud describing a child's unconscious sexual desire for the opposite-sex parent and rivalry with the same-sex parent.
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A.
Great Mother
Great Mother is an epithet of Gaia that emphasizes her role as the primordial earth goddess and universal mother figure in Greek mythology.
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B.
Electra
Electra is a figure in Greek mythology, traditionally known as one of the Pleiades and a daughter of the Titan Atlas.
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C.
For the Lovers
"For the Lovers" is a song featured on Whitney Houston's 2009 studio album "I Look to You."
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D.
Telegony
Telegony is a lost ancient Greek epic poem, traditionally attributed to Eugammon of Cyrene, that continued the story of Odysseus and his son Telemachus after the events of Homer’s Odyssey.
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E.
Trieb
Trieb is a district or locality within the town of Lichtenfels in the Upper Franconia region of Bavaria, Germany.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
psychoanalytic concept
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psychological theory ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Sigmund Freud's psychosexual development theory ⓘ |
| centralTo | Freudian psychoanalysis ⓘ |
| conceptualOpposite | successful resolution of parent-child separation ⓘ |
| consideredByFreud | universal in normal development ⓘ |
| coreTheme |
patricidal rivalry or rivalry with father
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unconscious incestuous desire ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
cultural and historical specificity
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lack of empirical support ⓘ male-centered bias ⓘ |
| debatedIn |
anthropology
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developmental psychology ⓘ feminist theory ⓘ |
| describes |
a child's rivalry with the same-sex parent
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a child's unconscious sexual desire for the opposite-sex parent ⓘ |
| developedInWork |
"The Interpretation of Dreams"
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linked to:
The Interpretation of Dreams
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| field |
psychoanalysis
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psychology ⓘ |
| firstFormulatedIn | late 19th century ⓘ |
| genderAssociation | typically applied to boys ⓘ |
| hasApplication |
analysis of neurotic symptoms
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interpretation of dreams ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation |
expression of broader family power dynamics
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symbolic rather than literal sexual desire ⓘ |
| hasStatus | controversial concept in contemporary psychology ⓘ |
| hasVariant | Electra complex ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century cultural theory
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clinical psychoanalytic practice ⓘ psychoanalytic film theory ⓘ psychoanalytic literary criticism ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Sigmund Freud ⓘ |
| involves |
ambivalence toward the opposite-sex parent
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ambivalence toward the same-sex parent ⓘ identification with the same-sex parent ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Oedipus ⓘ |
| namedAfterCharacterFrom |
Sophocles' tragedy "Oedipus Rex"
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linked to:
Sophocles' play "Oedipus Rex"
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| partOf |
Freudian theory of psychosexual stages
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linked to:
Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality
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| relatedConcept |
castration anxiety
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family romance ⓘ incest taboo ⓘ |
| resolutionLeadsTo |
formation of the superego in Freudian theory
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internalization of parental values ⓘ |
| typicalAgeRange |
approximately ages 3 to 6
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phallic stage of psychosexual development ⓘ |
| usesMythOf | Oedipus killing his father and marrying his mother ⓘ |
| yearOfKeyPublication | 1900 ⓘ |
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Referenced by (11)
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