Talk:Ma/@comment-174.49.245.221-20170101054527/@comment-6986530-20170104020452

She was "executed" when he was a baby, yes. He had reason to suspect she was his mother but ultimately thought it was too improbable for reasons we, the audience, know aren't that improbable.

It's not all that complicated beyond that. No magic was involved for this specifically. Just plain old Oedipal incest