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
• Syn: ↑Oedipus, ↑King Oedipus
• Topics: ↑Greek mythology
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑mythical being
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a tragedy (c430 B.C.) by Sophocles. Also calledOedipus Tyrannus /ti ran"euhs/.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.