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 Iocaste (Iοκαστη) or Epikastê was a daughter of
Menocenes and Queen consort of
Thebes, Greece. She was the wife of
Laius. Mother of
Oedipus by
Laius, and mother of
Antigone,
Eteocles,
Polynices and
Ismene by
Oedipus. She was also sister of
Creon.Her husband, King Laius of Thebes, consulted an
oracle when she was pregnant with Oedipus. The oracle told Laius that the child was destined to kill his father and marry his own mother. Laius left the child on a mountain to die after mounting his ankle to the cliff. He was found by a shepherd and sent to King Polybus and Queen Merope of Corinth,via a messenger.
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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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