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Oedipus

(ed′i pəs, ē′di-)

noun

Gr. Myth. the son of Laius and Jocasta, king and queen of Thebes, who, raised by the king of Corinth, later returns to Thebes and unwittingly kills his father and marries his mother

Origin: L < Gr Oidipous (< oidein, to swell + pous, foot: lit., swollen foot)

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noun
Greek Mythology

A son of Laius and Jocasta, who was abandoned at birth and unwittingly killed his father and then married his mother.

Origin:

Origin: Latin

Origin: , from Greek Oidipous

Origin: : oidein, to swell

Origin: + pous, foot; see octopus

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