Jo·cas·ta
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Definition of Jocasta
: a queen of Thebes who marries Oedipus not knowing that he is her son
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“Jocasta.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Jocasta. Accessed 1 Jul. 2022.
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