Oedipus was Jocasta's son aswell as her husband.
They had 4 kids together (they didnt know they were related)
Girls: Ismene and Antigone
Boys: Polynices and Eteocles
Jocasta; she is also Oedipus' wife. Classic example of incest
Jocasta
In Greek mythology she was the mother of Oedipus by Laius. After Oedipus killed Laius and married her she was the mother of Antigone, Eteocles, Polynices and Ismene by Oedipus. Of these, only Eteocles and Polynices were male.
In Greek Myth, Oedipus, king of Thebes; was the son, as he supposed, of Polybus, king of Corinth, and Merope his wife, but found to be the son of Laïus and Jocasta.
Jocasta is the Roman name of the Queen in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Jocasta is the ancient Latin form of an ancient Greek name. The original form in ancient Greek is Iοκαστη. The way in which the original Greek name literally is written with letters from the Latin alphabet is "Iokasti." But the forms Epikastê and Iokastê also are found in "The Iliad" by Homer (fl. 8th century B.C.E.).
Jocasta; she is also Oedipus' wife. Classic example of incest
In Greek mythology, Antigone is the the daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta. The name Antigone is known to mean "against, or opposed to motherhood." It also means "against men."
Jocasta, mother/wife of Oedipus; Laius was her 1st husband, but Oedipus accidentally murdered him
In Greek mythology, Jocasta did not directly kill her children. She unknowingly married her own son, Oedipus, and had children with him. Oedipus later learns the truth and gouges out his own eyes in despair, while Jocasta commits suicide.
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Jocasta
In Greek mythology she was the mother of Oedipus by Laius. After Oedipus killed Laius and married her she was the mother of Antigone, Eteocles, Polynices and Ismene by Oedipus. Of these, only Eteocles and Polynices were male.
In Greek mythology, Jocasta also known as Jocaste, Epikastê,or Iokastê was a daughter of Menoeceus (mother unknown) and Queen consort of Thebes, Greece. She was the wife of Laius, mother (and wife) of Oedipus, and both mother and grandmother of Antigone, Eteocles, Polynices and Ismene. She was also sister of Creon and mother-in-law of Haimon.
In Greek Myth, Oedipus, king of Thebes; was the son, as he supposed, of Polybus, king of Corinth, and Merope his wife, but found to be the son of Laïus and Jocasta.
One famous mother is Penelope, the wife of Odysseus, and another is Jocasta, the mother and wife of Oedipus.
Jocasta is the Roman name of the Queen in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Jocasta is the ancient Latin form of an ancient Greek name. The original form in ancient Greek is Iοκαστη. The way in which the original Greek name literally is written with letters from the Latin alphabet is "Iokasti." But the forms Epikastê and Iokastê also are found in "The Iliad" by Homer (fl. 8th century B.C.E.).
Jocasta is the Queen of Thebes and the mother of Oedipus in the play "Oedipus Rex" by ancient Greek playwright Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Jocasta becomes Queen of Thebes through her marriage to her relative, Theban King Laius, and through her descent from Cadmus, founder and first King of Thebes. By her first husband, she has one child, whom she believes to have been killed in order to prevent the carrying out of an unenviable prophecy. But that child grows up to become Oedipus, Jocasta's second husband.