I say again, the term comes from Freud. He coined it..it's part of his psychosexual theory or something.Propyro wrote:i think yoru right, it was problaby homer, or some other greek philosopher. I know it wasn't roman though. But Freude coined the term "odipheus complex" after that story, thats problaby why people think freud came up with it. I think he also did lolita and electra ... not sure, i never studdied psyche.Jace Tsunami wrote:some one said that came from the bible, and some one said freud. I'm pretty sure it's OLDER than the bible.
I think Homer wrote that or something. It's like Greek/Roman.
Some famous writer/philosopher type deal. Back in B.C.
However, the actual events (which the theory refers back to) is from Oedipus Rex by Sophocles, a Greek Playright during BC times.