It is a mistake to look upon the Oedipus of Oedipus Complex as a literary descendant of Oedipus Rex.

Most alphabetic scripts of India and Eastern Asia are descended from the Brahmi script, which is often believed to be a descendant of Aramaic.

The current most senior living descendant of the Electress Sophia who is ineligible to succeed due to the act is George Windsor, Earl of St Andrews, the eldest son of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, who married the Roman Catholic Sylvana Palma Tomaselli in 1988 ; he would now be 29th in the lines of succession if he had not lost his place.

His son, Lord Downpatrick, converted to Roman Catholicism in 2003 and is the most senior descendant of Sophia to be barred as a result of his own religion.

Under the Act of Settlement, male-preference primogeniture succession of an Anglican legitimate descendant of the Electress Sophia is automatic and immediate, neither depending on, nor waiting for, any proclamation.

AMOS is a descendant of STOS BASIC for the Atari ST. AMOS BASIC was first produced in 1990.

It is the last remaining descendant of the pre-Indo-European languages of Western Europe.

A bishop is the president of the Aaronic priesthood in his ward ( and is thus a form of Mormon Kohen ; in fact, a literal descendant of Aaron has " legal right " to act as a Bishop after being found worthy and ordained by the First Presidency ).

In the absence of a literal descendant of Aaron, a High priest in the Melchizedek priesthood is called to be a Bishop.

The node q is then termed as a descendant of p.

It is implied in each series that the Blackadder character is a descendant of the previous one, although it is never mentioned how any of the Blackadders manage to father children.

A descendant of Napoleon's sister Caroline Bonaparte is actor René Auberjonois.

Whether Ceawlin is a descendant of Cerdic is a matter of debate.

The party is then joined by Baron Vordenburg, the descendant of the hero who rid the area of vampires long ago.

Vladimir Harkonnen is the direct-line male descendant of the Bashar Abulurd Harkonnen who was banished for cowardice after the Battle of Corrin.

Similarly, the Norwegian language is classified as a descendant of West Norse, while the written language used by the vast majority in Norway is derived from an older variant of standard Danish.

In the Hebrew Bible, it is written that a human descendant of David will occupy the throne of a restored kingdom and usher in a messianic age.

It is uncertain whether the instrument is a descendant of the viola da gamba or of the violin, but it is traditionally aligned with the violin family.

Confucius was said to have been a descendant of the Shang kings or priests through the Dukes of Song.

Ezekiel, like Jeremiah, is said by Talmud and Midrash to have been a descendant of Joshua by his marriage with the proselyte Rahab.

It is true that its origins are buried in the mists of time: there are no records of any emperor who was not said to have been a descendant of other, yet earlier emperors.

He is sometimes said to be a descendant of King David, although he never made such a claim.

In 2006, Adrien Jones, the president of the Owain Glyndŵr Society, said, " Four years ago we visited a direct descendant of Glyndŵr ( Sir John Scudamore ), at Kentchurch Court, near Abergavenny.

According to the Talmud, Obadiah is said to have been a convert to Judaism from Edom, a descendant of Eliphaz, the friend of Job.

Rhys was buried in St David's Cathedral, where an effigy said to be of him, but of a descendant of nearly 200 years later, can still be seen.

Le Petit, a writer in 1601 mentioned King Adel, said to be descendant of Shem, ruler of Britain having 3 children that migrated to India.

The Emperor of Japan is said to be a direct descendant of Amaterasu.

Confucius was said to have been a descendant of the Shang kings or priests through the Dukes of Song.

" Arjuna said: O descendant of Vrsni, by what is one impelled to sinful acts, even unwillingly, as if engaged by force?

* In some novels, Liu Bei is said to be the descendant of Liu Bang, but there is no supporting evidence to prove this true.

Several western Christian groups, in particular those of the Church of God in Christ, claim that the whole UK is the direct descendant of Ephraim, and that the whole USA is the direct descendant of Manasseh, based on the interpretation that Jacob had said these two tribes would become the most supreme nations in the world.

Avery was said to be a descendant of Judge Roy Bean.

The late Will Rogers is said to have been a descendant of this same family.

He was also said to have been a descendant of one of the Horatii who had fought the Curiatii of Alba Longa.

Prester John was reportedly a descendant of one of the Three Magi, said to be a generous ruler and a virtuous man, presiding over a realm full of riches and strange creatures, in which the Patriarch of the Saint Thomas Christians resided.

His father was a descendant of African slaves ; his mother was said to be an illegitimate child of African, Indian and European descent, whose white ancestors came from Strasbourg in Alsace.

They are said to be the sons of Sudhanvan, a descendant of Angiras.

Lord Buddha is said to be a descendant of Sage Angirasa in many Buddhist texts.

Local historian Charles P. Dickerson, writing in 1975, said Oakdale's name apparently came from a Nicoll descendant in the mid-19th century.

Roger was the youngest son of Tancred of Hauteville by his second wife Fredisenda, and by tradition the descendant of Norseman ( Viking ) named Hiallt who is said to have settled in Normandy in the 10th century.

Abraham himself is said to have been of semitic lineage, being a descendant of Noah through his son Shem.

His father is named as Feredach mac Fergusa and he was said to be a descendant in the 6th generation of Loarn mac Eirc.