The rape of Medusa in the temple of Athena: Aspects of Triangulation in the girl

International Journal of Psychoanalysis

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 895-911

  Seelig, Beth J ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Athena; Development; Electra; Female; Medusa; Mythology; Oedipal; Persephone; Sexuality; Triangulation

Indexed keywords

ASSERTIVENESS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONFLICT; CRIME; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; FEMININITY; GREECE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LITERATURE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MONSTER; OEDIPUS COMPLEX; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHOSEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; PUNISHMENT; RAPE; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR;

COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; MYTHOLOGY; OEDIPUS COMPLEX; PSYCHOANALYTIC INTERPRETATION; PSYCHOSEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; RAPE;

EID: 0036674415     PISSN: 00207578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1516/00207570260172975     Document Type: Review

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