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Oedipus

DEFINITIONS OF: Oedipus

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n (Greek mythology) a tragic king of Thebes who unknowingly killed his father Laius and married his mother Jocasta; the subject of the drama `Oedipus Rex' by Sophocles

Synonyms:
King Oedipus, Oedipus Rex
Example of:
mythical being
an imaginary being of myth or fable
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