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OEDIPUS REX
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
(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
Synonyms:
King Oedipus; Oedipus; Oedipus Rex
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Instance hypernyms:
mythical being (an imaginary being of myth or fable)
Domain category:
Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)