The psychoanalyst Micha Hilgers asks the Oedipus drama about interpretations for today's family constellations such as blended families or single mothers as well as about psychological issues such as the limits of self-reflection, the power of the unconscious or ideas of size. Even in the Oedipus myth, transgenerational conflicts, instincts and people's ability to love play a central role. Timeless topics such as longing for security, the search for truth, death make the ancient tragedy current. The book shows the conflicting nature of relationships as universally human.