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Abstract
This essay studies the physical shape, character and fate of Oedipus, applying relevant and current medical scientific criteria. The abuses he suffered during childhood play an important role in this context. The name Oedipus is usually translated as "swollen foot", but according to various etymological sources, the name can be interpreted in different ways. One of these interpretations alludes to fact that it was easy for the hero to solve the riddle of the sphinx because its key message addressed an orthopedic issue as it was dealing with the function of the feet. During Oedipus' life, he suffered many injuries and disorders, which can be classified using the current ICD code. There is, for example, his blindness after he had blinded himself. In addition, we can assume that Oedipus suffered from a post-traumatic stress disorder and a borderline personality disorder following the child abuse caused by his parents who intended to kill him. Thus, the discussion about his own responsibility for his actions is again being put into question. Oedipus`s life story is once again proof that Greek mythology can reflect the reality of life. The Author(s). This is an open access article published by Thieme under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonDerivative-NonCommercial-License, permitting copying and reproduction so long as the original work is given appropriate credit. Contents may not be used for commercial purposes, or adapted, remixed, transformed or built upon. (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).Entities:
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Year: 2022 PMID: 35921840 PMCID: PMC9348898 DOI: 10.1055/a-1844-5446
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Z Orthop Unfall ISSN: 1864-6697 Impact factor: 1.108