Jocasta meaning

jō-kăs'tə
A queen of Thebes who unknowingly married her own son, Oedipus.
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The queen who unwittingly marries her own son, Oedipus, and kills herself when she finds out.
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(Greek mythology) The mother and wife of Oedipus.
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(rare) A female given name.
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Origin of jocasta

Ancient Greek Ἰοκάστη (Iokastē)

Sentence Examples

  • ANTIGONE, (I) in Greek legend, daughter of Oedipus and Iocaste (Jocasta), or, according to the older story, of Euryganeia.

  • ETEOCLES, in Greek legend, king of Thebes, son of Oedipus and Jocasta (Iocaste).

  • JOCASTA, or Iocasta ('IoKaarn; in Homer, 'E7rLKao-rn), in Greek legend, wife of Laius, mother (afterwards wife) of Oedipus, daughter of Menoeceus, sister (or daughter) of Creon.

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  • " the swollen-footed") 1 in Greek legend, son of Laius, king of Thebes, and Jocasta (Iocaste).

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