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Jocasta
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Jo·cas·ta  (j-kst)
n. Greek Mythology
A queen of Thebes who unknowingly married her own son, Oedipus.
Jocasta [dʒəʊˈkæstə]
n
(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth a queen of Thebes, the wife of Laius, who married Oedipus without either of them knowing he was her son
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Noun1.Jocasta - (Greek mythology) queen of Thebes who unknowingly married her own son Oedipus
Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks
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Unlike the Greek tragedy, this book is told from the point of view of Iokaste and takes the tale many levels higher, revealing psychological subtleties within the personas of Iokaste and the characters surrounding her.
Iokaste: the Novel of the Mother-Wife of Oedipus by French, Christy Tillery / Reviewer's Bookwatch
 
 
 
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