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Oedipus mother's name was Jocasta

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Who is the mother of Oedipus's children?

Jocasta, Oedipus' mother is the mother and grandmother of Oedipus' children.


Does Oedipus kill his mother?

No, Oedipus' mother (Jocasta) kills herself.


Who is the mother Oedipus and the queen of Thebes?

Jocasta is the Queen of Thebes and the mother of Oedipus.


Who is Oedipus' real mother in 'Oedipus Rex'?

Jocasta is Oedipus' real mother in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Queen Jocasta is King Oedipus' real biological mother. But she last sees him when he is three days old. She thinks that he is dead, and Oedipus believes his mother to be someone else.


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

Oedipus Oedipus


What action did Oedipus take regarding his mother?

After Oedipus and his mother discovered the truth that Oedipus had married and had children with his mother, she hanged herself and he blinded himself with two pins from her dress and was exiled to Athens.


Does Oedipus marries his mother?

He indeed marries his mother and has for kids with her. Oedipus was not aware that she was his mother. When they find out that he married his mother, she kills herself and he scratches his own eyes out.


Who is Antigone's mother?

Antigone's mother was Jocasta, wife of Oedipus, who was Antigone's father. The play Oedipus Rex, in which Antigone is a non-speaking character, describes the relationship of Jocasta and Oedipus - unbeknownst to them, Jocasta was actually Oedipus' mother in addition to his wife. When they learn this, Jocasta kills herself and Oedipus blinds himself.


Who is Antigone's mother?

Antigone's mother was Jocasta, wife of Oedipus, who was Antigone's father. The play Oedipus Rex, in which Antigone is a non-speaking character, describes the relationship of Jocasta and Oedipus - unbeknownst to them, Jocasta was actually Oedipus' mother in addition to his wife. When they learn this, Jocasta kills herself and Oedipus blinds himself.


Who is Oedipus' child?

Antigone and Ismene are the two daughters of Theban King Oedipus. Eteocles and Polyneices are the twin sons. Theban Queen Jocasta, as mother and wife to Oedipus, is mother and grandmother to Oedipus' four children.


What was oedipus' misfortune?

Oedipus' misfortune was that he killed his own father, and slept with his mother.


Who is jocasta in Oedipus Rex?

Jocasta is Oedipus' mother and wife and queen of Thebes.