Paul Allen argues that the downfall of Oedipus was the fault of his father, Laius.

How to Not Be Laius To soften the Laius complex, fathers must confront their insecurities and see their sons as distinct beings—not adversaries or extensions of themselves. How to do that?

In classic Freudian psychology, the Oedipus complex rears itself between the ages of 3 and 6. By my calculations we were right on schedule. Not long after my son’s third birthday, he didn’t so ...

When, in 1945, Laurence Olivier’s Oedipus finally discovered the grim truth – that he had accidentally slain his own father (Laius) years earlier and married his mother (Jocasta ...