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Jocasta; she is also Oedipus' wife. Classic example of incest

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Who is Jocasta's son?

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.


What conclusion did Freud reach from the Greek mythology of King Oedipus?

That all boys have a stage in childhood when they have a sexual desire for their mother.


What happens in the ancient Greek tale of Oedipus Rex?

Oedipus kills his father and marries his mother.


What is the difference between Kronos in Greek mythology and Oedipus in 'Oedipus Rex'?

That Oedipus unknowingly kills his father whereas Kronos knowingly wounds but does not kill his father is the difference between Kronos in Greek mythology and Oedipus in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Kronos, upon his mother Gaia's urging, castrates his father, Uranus, and exiles him from the earth. Contrarily, Oedipus unknowingly kills his own father, King Laius. Thus, Kronos knowingly gives his father a non-fatal wound whereas Oedipus unknowingly murders his own father.


Did anyone other than Oedipus marry his own mother?

Well, honey, in Greek mythology, Oedipus is the poster child for marrying his own mother, Jocasta. But if you're looking for more family drama, there's also the story of Tereus who unknowingly married his wife's sister, Philomela, after a whole mess of mistaken identity. So, yeah, Oedipus wasn't the only one getting tangled up in some seriously messed up family ties.

Related Questions

Who was the queen of Thebes in Greek mythology?

Jocasta, mother/wife of Oedipus; Laius was her 1st husband, but Oedipus accidentally murdered him


Who is Jocasta's son?

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.


Who is a famous mother in greek mythology?

One famous mother is Penelope, the wife of Odysseus, and another is Jocasta, the mother and wife of Oedipus.


Which Greek god had an accident?

In Greek mythology, Oedipus accidentally and unwittingly killed his father and married his mother. When his mother found out this awful truth, his mother hung herself.


Son of laius and jocasta who in greek mythology killed his father and married his mother not knowing their identities?

oedipus


What conclusion did Freud reach from the Greek mythology of King Oedipus?

That all boys have a stage in childhood when they have a sexual desire for their mother.


What is the Greek Word for the Mother and Son relationship?

Oedipus Oedipus


The hero who answered the sphinx riddle greek mythology?

Oedipus.


Who is Jocasta in Greek Mythology?

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.


How is Oedipus related to Dionysus?

A relationship of great nephew and great uncle prevails between Theban King Oedipus and Dionysus.Dionysus is the Greek god of wine, theater, grapes and fertility. But he is the son of the mortal Semele, daughter of Theban King Cadmus, and of Zeus, king of the Greek gods. Oedipus is the great great grandson of Cadmus.


A greek youth who married his mother?

Oedipus accidentally marries his own mother.


What happens in the ancient Greek tale of Oedipus Rex?

Oedipus kills his father and marries his mother.