Synonyms of oedipus

Noun


1. Oedipus, King Oedipus, Oedipus Rex

usage: (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

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