Kalmar “Oedipus” suna ne da ya dace da ke nuni ga wani hali a tatsuniyar Helenanci wanda ya kashe mahaifinsa ba da gangan ba ya auri mahaifiyarsa, ya cika annabcin da ya nemi ya guje wa. Har ila yau, ana amfani da kalmar don yin nuni ga maƙasudin makircin labarin, da kuma tunanin tunani na "Oedipus complex," wanda shine kalmar Freudian da aka yi amfani da shi don kwatanta sha'awar yaro ga mahaifiyarsa da ƙiyayya ga mahaifinsa. /p>