Jocasta – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
Jocasta
n.
(Greek Mythology) queen of Thebes who married Oedipus not knowing that he is her son
Jocasta
In
Greek mythology,
Jocasta , also known as
Jocaste (
Iokaste) or
Epicaste (; Ἐπικάστη
Epikaste), was a daughter of
Menoeceus, a descendant of the
Spartoi, and Queen consort of
Thebes, Greece. She was the wife of first
Laius, then of their son
Oedipus, and both mother and grandmother of
Antigone,
Eteocles,
Polynices and
Ismene. She was also sister of
Creon and mother-in-law of
Haimon.
Jocasta
Noun
1. (Greek mythology) queen of Thebes who unknowingly married her own son Oedipus
(hypernym) mythical being
(classification) Greek mythology
Jocasta
[Greek heroic] Jocasta was a famed queen of Thebes. Jocasta had a long line of close relatives. She was the wife of Lauis, mother and later wife of Oedipus, mother of Antigone, Eteocles, Polynices, and Ismene, and daughter of Menocenes. Unfortunately, Jocasta was carrying Lauis' baby who was destined to kill his father. Hearing this Lauis sent Oedipus up to the mountains. Oedipus somehow managed to survive and came back to where he was born. Eventually, he accidentally killed his father and married his mother (Jocasta). When Jocasta realized this, she hung herself; thus becoming one more victim of the curse that rested upon the family of the Labdacids.
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