Language & Mythology: Oedipus Complex

In ancient Greek stories, Oedipus was the son of King Laius and Queen Jocasta of Thebes. When he was a baby, Oedipus was left to die on a mountain by his father, but he was found and taken to live with the King of Corinth, so he did not know who his real parents were. When he became an adult, Oedipus returned to Thebes and, without knowing who they were, killed his father and married his mother. The story is told in the play Oedipus Rex by Sophocles.
The Oedipus complex is an unconscious desire that a son feels for his mother, combined with a hatred for his father, according to Freudian psychology.