Led by Prof. Dr. med. Lutz Goetzmann. In this presentation, I will present?theoretically?the three stages of the Oedipus complex according to Freud and Lacan. A clinical discussion will follow this. With regard to the first phallic-imaginary stage, I will make references to Laplanche’s seduction theory, particularly with regard to the attribution of gender identity. I will also introduce a preliminary traumatic stage and link this with two considerations: on the one hand, the anti-Oedipal desiring-machines (Deleuze and Guattari) and, on the other hand, the idea of ??dédoublement (Danielle Quinodoz). This presentation concludes with the various fates of the Oedipus complex (shown graphically as a line, loop, or semi-circular garland).?