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Jocasta
JocastaIn Greek mythology, Jocasta was the wife of King Laius of Thebes*. An oracle warned that their child would kill his father and sleep with his mother. To prevent this prediction from coming true, Laius left their first baby on a mountain to die. However, a shepherd found the child and took him to King Polybus of Corinth, who raised the boy and named him Oedipus. oracle priest or priestess or other creature through whom a god is believed to speak; also the location (such as a shrine) where such words are spoken prophecy foretelling of what is to come; also something that is predicted Many years later, the oracle repeated the prophecy to Oedipus. Hoping to avoid his fate, Oedipus fled Corinth and his adoptive parents. While traveling, he killed a stranger who insulted him. The stranger was actually his real father, Laius. Oedipus continued his journey until he reached Thebes, where he outwitted a monstrous sphinx that had been terrorizing the city. As queen of Thebes, Jocasta agreed to marry Oedipus. She gave birth to two sons, Eteocles and Polynices, and two daughters, Antigone and Ismene. When Jocasta later discovered that Oedipus was her son and that the horrible prophecy had come true, she committed suicide. See also Antigone; Greek Mythology; Oedipus; Sphinx. |
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"Jocasta." Myths and Legends of the World. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Jocasta." Myths and Legends of the World. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3490900280.html "Jocasta." Myths and Legends of the World. 2001. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3490900280.html |
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Jocasta
Jocasta ♀ Name borne in classical legend by the mother of Oedipus, King of Thebes. As the result of a series of misunderstandings, she also became his wife and the mother of his children. The derivation of her name is not known. In spite of its tragic associations, the name has enjoyed a certain vogue in recent years.
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Jocasta." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Jocasta." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Jocasta.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Jocasta." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Jocasta.html |
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Jocasta." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Jocasta." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Jocasta.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Jocasta." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Jocasta.html |
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Jocasta
Jocasta, a tragedy in blank verse, supposedly based on Euripides but actually translated from Lodovico Dolce, included in Gascoigne's Posies (1575).
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Jocasta." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Jocasta." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-Jocasta.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Jocasta." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-Jocasta.html |
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Jocasta : see Oedipus . |
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"Jocasta." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Jocasta." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-Jocasta.html "Jocasta." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-Jocasta.html |
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Jocasta
Jocasta •attar, batter, bespatter, chatter, clatter, flatter, hatter, Kenyatta, latter, matamata, matter, natter, patter, platter, ratter, regatta, satyr, scatter, shatter, smatter, spatter, splatter, yatter
•abstractor, actor, attractor, compactor, contractor, enactor, exactor, extractor, factor, infractor, protractor, redactor, refractor, tractor, transactor
•Atlanta, banter, canter, infanta, levanter, manta, ranter, Santa, tam-o'-shanter
•adaptor, captor, chapter, raptor
•Antofagasta, aster, Astor, canasta, Jocasta, oleaster, pasta, piastre (US piaster), pilaster, poetaster, Rasta, Zoroaster
•dragster, gagster
•Baxter • prankster • hamster
•gangsta, gangster
•malefactor • benefactor
•pitter-patter • subcontractor
•chiropractor
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"Jocasta." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Jocasta." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Jocasta.html "Jocasta." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Jocasta.html |
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