Laius is warned that his son will one day kill him and marry his wife. In fear, he abandons baby Oedipus to die—only for the prophecy to be tragically fulfilled.

The Laius Complex Paul Allen discusses Sophocles's version of the legend of Oedipus, arguing that the blame for the tragedy lies not with Oedipus, but with his father, Laius.

Oedipus approches members of the Chorus. If anyone has information on who may have murdered King Laius, Oedipus asks that they come forth with now. A curse has taken a hold of Thebes. Oedipus is ...

When Laius, king of Thebes, learned that Oedipus would kill him, he abandoned his son. Oedipus' foster parents reared him until the day Oedipus was told that he would eventually kill his father and ...

CONTRIBUTORS at Durham University at Royal Holloway, University of London at the University of Oxford READING LIST Richard H. Armstrong, Compulsion for Antiquity: Freud and the Ancient World ...

Laius is warned that his son will one day kill him and marry his wife. In fear, he abandons baby Oedipus to die—only for the prophecy to be tragically fulfilled.