Jocasta And Oedipus Relationship

The myth of Oedipus originated in 500 BCE in ancient Greece. It examines the relationship between Oedipus, king of Thebes in Ancient Egypt, and his parents. In 1899, Sigmund Freud coined the term “Oedipus complex” referring to the psychoanalytic theory that a male child desires sexual involvement with his mother, and tends to feud with his father. The disorder is given its name because Oedipus married his mother and killed his father (www.britannica.com/topic/Oedipus-complex). Laius and Jocasta were king and queen of Thebes. After suffering many years of being childless, Laius visited the Oracle of Apollo, who prophesied that if he were to have children, the child would kill Laius. Later, Jocasta gave birth to Oedipus and Laius pierced his ankles and attached them together with rope, so that he couldn’t crawl. Soon after, Jocasta gave baby Oedipus to a servant to abandon on a mountain. Rather than leave Oedipus, the servant passed him on until he reached Polybus, the king of Corinth. Years later, Oedipus was told by a drunk man that he was not born to Polybus, so he visited the same oracle that Laius visited before his birth. The oracle told him that he was destined to kill his father and marry his mother.
In this book, Freud discusses a behavioral normality which he calls the Oedipus complex. The Oedipus complex is a theory which states that a son has a desire of sexual involvement with his mother, and will continually argue with his father. This is a crucial and normal stage of development. Freud stated that the Oedipus complex occurs in children 3 years old until 7 years old. At that age, the child begins to get along with his father and no longer has sexual instincts toward his mother. Freud considered the reactions following the Oedipus complex to be the most important social achievement of the mind