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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 Sophoclesplay

  Familiarity information: KING OEDIPUS used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


KING OEDIPUS (noun)


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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