RE: Freud and the Oedipus Complex
Subsequently, the dream of the young Freud came true. In 1921, the sculptor Koenigsberger created a bust of the founder of psychoanalysis. There was a corresponding line from the Sophocles drama on this bust. On February 4, 1955, a solemn ceremony was held to install Freud's bust in the gallery of the courtyard of the University of Vienna. The commemorative medal given to Freud had a deep meaning. She represented the great achievement of the founder of psychoanalysis, who, like Oedipus, was able to solve the riddle of the Sphinx. According to ancient Greek mythology, all passing by her Sphinx asked to solve one puzzle: who walks in the morning on four legs, in the afternoon for two, and in the evening – three? Someone who could not give the correct answer, waiting for a sad fate. The Sphinx ruthlessly dealt with them.
For a long time, no one could give the right answer. Finally, there was one person who did this-Oedipus, who said that it was a person. It is a man in childhood crawling on all fours, in adulthood walks on two legs, and in old age rests on a staff. The commemorative medal was a kind of symbol that captured the feat of Freud, who was able to understand what a person is. It was about the Oedipal complex, which was an important starting point for Freud's understanding of man, because, according to his views, this complex is the basis of the emergence of neuroses, religion, morality and culture.