She is ashamed for having married her son and had children with him.
Because she has figured out that he is her son
Jocasta, Oedipus' mother/wife hangs herself when she realized the truth about her relationship with Oedipus.
Jocasta
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 ashamed for having married her son and had children with him.
Antigone's mother was Jocasta. Jocasta hung herself out of shame that she had married and had children by her own son, Oedipus, who was Antigone's father.
oedipus
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.
jocasta eventually figures out that Oedipus is indeed her son and does not want Oedipus to discover his true identity because she knows it will only lead to harm. She later hangs herself because she is ashamed that she married and had children with her son.
Because she has figured out that he is her son
Because she has figured out that he is her son
Because she has figured out that he is her son
Laius was the king of Thebes, the father of Oedipus by Jocasta and later killed unknowningly by his son who than unknowingly married his mother.
Jocasta, Oedipus' mother/wife hangs herself when she realized the truth about her relationship with Oedipus.
In Greek mythology, the Queen of Thebes was Jocasta. She was the wife of King Laius and later married her son Oedipus unknowingly. Jocasta tragically ended her own life upon discovering the truth.