Jocasta; she is also Oedipus' wife. Classic example of incest
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.
That all boys have a stage in childhood when they have a sexual desire for their mother.
Oedipus kills his father and marries his mother.
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.
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.
Jocasta, mother/wife of Oedipus; Laius was her 1st husband, but Oedipus accidentally murdered him
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.
One famous mother is Penelope, the wife of Odysseus, and another is Jocasta, the mother and wife of Oedipus.
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.
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That all boys have a stage in childhood when they have a sexual desire for their mother.
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Oedipus.
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.
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.
Oedipus accidentally marries his own mother.
Oedipus kills his father and marries his mother.