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Oedipus — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • Oedipus name A figure from Greek mythology who unknowingly killed his father and married his mother, later the subject of Sophocles's tragedies.

Senses

Oedipus is used for these senses in English:

  • Oedipus (Greek mythology) A son of Laius and Jocasta, who unwittingly killed his father and married his mother.