Oedipus Rex

Definitions of Oedipus Rex
  1. noun
    (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
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    mythical being
    an imaginary being of myth or fable
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