title: Oedipus and the Oedipus complex: A revision.
abstract: The authors consider whether those aspects of the Oedipus myths that have been ignored by Freud could improve our knowledge of how the Oedipus complex develops. They conclude that the myths can provide an answer to Freud's question posed on the 25 February 1914 (Nunberg and Federn, 1975, p. 234) concerning "the extent to which the Oedipus complex is a reflection of the sexual behavior of the parents" with Fenichel's (1931, p. 421) view that the "child's Oedipus complex reflects that of his parents".
authors.affiliation: Prof. em. Siegfried Zepf, M.D., Narzissenstr, 5, 66119, Saarbrücken, Germany. s.zepf@rz.uni-sb.de.
authors.forename: Siegfried
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zepf
authors.affiliation: Prof. em. Siegfried Zepf, M.D., Narzissenstr, 5, 66119, Saarbrücken, Germany.
authors.forename: Burkhard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ullrich
authors.affiliation: Prof. em. Siegfried Zepf, M.D., Narzissenstr, 5, 66119, Saarbrücken, Germany.
authors.forename: Dietmar
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Seel
mesh_terms: D005219:Father-Child Relations; D005619:Freudian Theory; D006801:Humans; D009813:Oedipus Complex; D066291:Psychiatry in Literature; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: Oedipus; Oedipus complex; myths; projective identification