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noun • (Greek mythology) a tragic king of Thebes who unknowingly killed his father Laius and married his mother Jocasta; the subject of the drama `Oedipus Rex' by Sophocles | ||||||||
26% | 14 | Tragic Greek hero who unknowingly married his mother | ||||||
noun • a complex of males; desire to possess the mother sexually and to exclude the father; said to be a source of personality disorders if unresolved | ||||||||
23% | 7 | Greek heroine (with a complex!) | ||||||
noun • (Greek mythology) the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra; persuaded her brother (Orestes) to avenge Agamemnon's death by helping her to kill Clytemnestra and her lover (Aegisthus) | ||||||||
Greek Hero Complex Crossword Clue
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