Oedipus complex

Summary

Oedipus complex is a concept^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.66% of concept entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,840 views/month, #6 of 912).^[2]

Key Facts

• Oedipus complex is credited with the discovery of Sigmund Freud^[3].
• Oedipus complex's instance of is recorded as concept^[4].
• Oedipus complex's instance of is recorded as idiom derived from Greco-Roman mythology^[5].
• Oedipus is named after Oedipus complex^[6].
• Oedipus complex is a type of complex^[7].
• Oedipus complex is a type of narrative motif^[8].
• Oedipus complex is a type of motif^[9].
• Oedipus complex is part of psychological terminology^[10].
• Oedipus complex is the opposite of Jocasta complex^[11].
• Oedipus complex's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1899^[12].
• Oedipus complex's facet of is recorded as mother and son^[13].
• Oedipus complex's facet of is recorded as psychology^[14].
• Oedipus complex's different from is recorded as Electra complex^[15].
• Oedipus complex's different from is recorded as mother's boy^[16].
• Oedipus complex's different from is recorded as Oedipus complex^[17].
• Oedipus complex's studied by is recorded as psychoanalysis^[18].
• Oedipus complex's studied by is recorded as psychology^[19].
• Oedipus complex's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[20].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include concept^[4] and idiom derived from Greco-Roman mythology^[5]. Recorded subclass of include complex^[7], narrative motif^[8], and motif^[9]. Oedipus complex is the opposite of Jocasta complex^[11].

Origins

Oedipus is named after Oedipus complex^[6].

Use and Application

Oedipus complex is part of psychological terminology^[10].

Why It Matters

Oedipus complex ranks in the top 0.66% of concept entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,840 views/month, #6 of 912).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21] It is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]