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KING OEDIPUS
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• KING OEDIPUS (noun)
The noun KING OEDIPUS has 1 sense:
1. (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
Familiarity information: KING OEDIPUS used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
King Oedipus; Oedipus; Oedipus Rex
Instance hypernyms:
mythical being (an imaginary being of myth or fable)
Domain category:
Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)
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