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单词 Oedipus
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Definition of Oedipus in English:

Oedipus

proper nounˈiːdɪpəs
Greek Mythology
  • The son of Jocasta and of Laius, king of Thebes.

Left to die on a mountain by Laius, who had been told by an oracle that he would be killed by his own son, the infant Oedipus was saved by a shepherd. Returning eventually to Thebes, Oedipus solved the riddle of the sphinx, but unwittingly killed his father and married Jocasta. On discovering what he had done he put out his own eyes in a fit of madness, and Jocasta hanged herself

 
 

Definition of Oedipus in US English:

Oedipus

proper noun
Greek Mythology
  • The son of Jocasta and of Laius, king of Thebes.

Left to die on a mountain by Laius, who had been told by an oracle that he would be killed by his own son, the infant Oedipus was saved by a shepherd. Returning eventually to Thebes, Oedipus solved the riddle of the sphinx, but unwittingly killed his father and married Jocasta. On discovering what he had done he put out his own eyes in a fit of madness, and Jocasta hanged herself

 
 
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