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Oedipus

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. Oedipus (noun)
  2. Oedipus (adjective)
  3. Oedipus complex (noun)

1Oe·di·pus

noun \-pəs\

Definition of OEDIPUS

: the son of Laius and Jocasta who in fulfillment of an oracle unknowingly kills his father and marries his mother

Origin of OEDIPUS

Latin, from Greek Oidipous
First Known Use: 1557

Other Mythology and Folklore Terms

elysian, fay, muse, nimbus, phoenix

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