Oedipus - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Oedipus :  (noun)

1: (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 [syn: Oedipus, King Oedipus, Oedipus Rex]

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