Jocasta
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Jocasta
Jocasta (jōkăsˈtə): see Oedipus.
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Jocasta
unknowingly marries her son, Oedipus. [Gk. Lit.: Oedipus Rex]
See: Incest
Jocasta
commits suicide when she realizes she has married son, Oedipus. [Gk. Lit.: Oedipus Rex]
See: Remorse
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