Look up: Oedipus

1. Oedipus
   son of Laius and Jocasta, who unwittingly killed his father and married his mother who bore him four children, Ismene, Antigone, Eteocles and Polynices; Oedipus solved the riddle of the Sphinx saving Thebes and becoming its king.
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2. Oedipus
   [n] - (Greek mythology) a tragic king of Thebes who unknowingly killed his father Laius and married his mother Jocasta
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3. Oedipus
   In Greek mythology, king of Thebes who unwittingly killed his father, Laius, and married his mother, King Oedipus 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
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4. Oedipus
   (from the article `Dryden, John`) By 1678 Dryden was at loggerheads with his fellow shareholders in the Killigrew company, which was in grave difficulties owing to mismanagement. ...
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5. Oedipus
   in Greek mythology, the king of Thebes who unwittingly killed his father and married his mother. Homer related that Oedipus` wife and mother hanged ... [6 related articles]
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6. Oedipus
   Oedipus was the son of Laius. The Delphic oracle foretold that Laius would be killed by his son, so
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7. Oedipus
   Oedipus (ed'ipus, ē'di–) , in Greek legend, son of Laius, king of Thebes, and his wife, Jocasta. Laius had been warned by an oracle that he was fated to be killed by his own son; he therefore abandoned Oedipus on a mountainside. The baby was rescued, however, by a shepherd and br...
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8. Oedipus
   In Greek mythology, king of Thebes who unwittingly killed his father, Laius, and married his mother, Jocasta, in fulfilment of a prophecy. When he learned what he had done, he put out his eyes. His story was dramatized by the Greek tragedian Sophocles. Left to die at birth because Laius had been war...
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9. Oedipus
   (horse) `Oedipus ` (1946-1978) was an American Champion Thoroughbred steeplechase racehorse. Sired by 1929`s flat racing Horse of the Year Blue Larkspur and foaled in Kentucky, Oedipus was purchased by Lillian Bostwick Phipps and was conditioned by future Hall of Fame trainer Pete Bostwick. O...
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10. Oedipus
    (Dryden) The heroic drama `Oedipus: A Tragedy`, is an adaption of Sophocles` Oedipus the King, written by John Dryden and Nathaniel Lee. After being licensed in 1678 and published in 1679, it became a huge success on stage during the Restoration period. Career and reputation of ...
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11. Oedipus
    (Seneca) `Oedipus` is a tragic play that was written by Lucius Annaeus Seneca at some time during the 1st century AD. It is a retelling of the story of Oedipus, which is better known through the play Oedipus the King by the Athenian playwright, Sophocles. It is written in Latin and was...
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