Oedipus (Dryden)
WordNet
noun
(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
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Proper noun
- A son of Laius and Jocasta, who unwittingly killed his father and married his mother.