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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Oed•i•pus (ed′ə pəs, ē′də-),USA pronunciation n. [Gk. Legend.]- Mythologya king of Thebes, the son of Laius and Jocasta, and the father by Jocasta of Eteocles, Polynices, Antigone, and Ismeme: as was prophesied at his birth, he unwittingly killed his father and married his mother and, in penance, blinded himself and went into exile.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Oedipus /ˈiːdɪpəs/ n - the son of Laius and Jocasta, the king and queen of Thebes, who killed his father, being unaware of his identity, and unwittingly married his mother, by whom he had four children. When the truth was revealed, he put out his eyes and Jocasta killed herself
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