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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.

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