Oedipus的词源
英文词源
- Oedipus




- son of Laius and Jocasta, the king and queen of Thebes, Greek, literally "swollen-foot," from oidan "to swell" (from PIE *oid-; see edema) + pous (genitive podos) "foot," from PIE root *ped- (1) "a foot" (see foot (n.)). Oedipus complex (1910) coined by Freud. In Latin, figurative references to Oedipus generally referred to solving riddles. Oedipus effect (1957) is Karl Popper's term for "the self-fulfilling nature of prophecies or predictions."
中文词源
Oedipus(俄狄浦斯):被命运所拨弄而弑父娶母的底比斯国王
希腊神话中英雄忒拜(Thebe)的国王拉伊俄斯(Laius)和王后约卡斯塔(Jocasta)的儿子。神谕说:“国王的儿子将要杀父娶母。”所以孩子一出生就被扔到山上,但被救活,并长大了。一次,他失手打死一个老人,这正是他的生父。后来,他来到忒拜,为当地人除去人面狮身怪兽,被拥戴为忒拜王,并娶了前王的妻子——正是他的生母。注定的命运还是实现了。母亲悲愤自杀,他也弄瞎了双眼,最后死在雅典附近复仇女神的圣林里。
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