What are some allusions to Oedipus in popular culture?

1. Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia's gross half-relationship [if you're a Star Wars fan--otherwise, they were brother and sister, but didn't know for most of the series]

2. A bunch of random video games and some corny old movies where a prophecy is made for an orphan, and then comes true

3. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire [book, J.K. Rowling], where he is riddled by the Sphinx in the maze of the third task
 
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