ATU 931 Oedipus

ATU 931

Oedipus

Aarne–Thompson–Uther tale-type index · Religious Tales · The full type description is not served here; the number and name are the classification facts.

Motifs the recorded variants carry

Parricide prophecy. In spite of all attempts to thwart the fates, the child kills his father. 1 variant
Mother-incest prophecy. In spite of all precautions the youth marries his mother. 1 variant
Exposure of child to prevent fulfillment of parricide prophecy. 1 variant
Parricide prophecy unwittingly fulfilled. 1 variant
Exposed or abandoned child rescued. 1 variant
Exposed infant reared at strange king's court (Joseph, Oedipus). 1 variant
Mother-son incest. 1 variant

Type numbers and names after Aarne–Thompson–Uther, via Hagedorn, trilogy (2022), CC-BY-NC-SA; motif links weighted by the dataset’s recorded tale variants. Served as classification facts with attribution.