Jocasta Sophocles, or Periboea according to Pseudo-Apollodorus), raised the infant to adulthood. Oedipus grew up in Corinth under the assumption that he was the biological son of Polybus and his wife. Hearing rumors about his parentage, he consulted the Delphic Oracle. Oedipus was informed by the Oracle that he was fated to kill his father and to marry his mother. Fearing for the safety of the only parents known to him, Oedipus fled from Corinth before he could commit these sins. During his travels, Oedipus encountered Laius on the road. After a heated argument regarding right-of-way, Oedipus killed Laius, unknowingly fulfilling
Laius complex century an open question. Iris Levy, ‘The Laius Complex: From Myth to Psychoanalysis’ "International Forum of Psychoanalysis" 20 (2011) 222-8 S-M Weineck, "The Tragedy of Fatherhood" (2014) Laius complex and mother-child symbiosis Laius complex The ‘’’Laius complex’’’ revolves around the paternal wish for filicide, particularly for the extinction of the male heir, in an attempt to ensure one will have no successors. Indo-European mythology contains a number of stories of foundlings, like Cyrus the Great or Romulus and Remus, outcast after a prophesy that they will replace the dynasty into which they are born. In Greek mythology, Cronus (Roman Saturn)