According to Freud, human beings have animalistic instincts that strengthen the Oedipus complex, thus satisfying a desire. In Oedipus' desperate escape from Thebes he goes in the opposite direction to Crito where the city is trying to evacuate from the Sphinx. The person who gets rid of the Sphinx will become the husband of the Queen Dowager. His wish to become the husband of the queen, who would evidently be an elderly woman, is fulfilled. Freud links wish fulfillment dreams to having a connection to everyday activities that result in one's dream. Oedipus' escape from his life led him to remain motherless, creating the desire to have a mother present in his life could have been the factor in his willingness to kill the Sphinx. This is another example of his ego, killing the Sphinx would give him immediate status in Crito and provide him with a high position of