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oedipus rex

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Noun

(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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Oedipus King Oedipus Oedipus Rex

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tiresias oedipus creon antigone laius jocasta king oedipus oedipus rex

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