Theban King Oedipus blinds himself with Theban Queen Jocasta's brooch. Jocasta turns out to be his mother, the mother of his children, and his wife. When the news breaks, Jocasta kills herself rather than keep up an incestuous marriage or choose between death or miserable exile. Oedipus then blinds himself rather than see the mess that he and his parents have made of their lives. He can't bear the thought of seeing the life choices and style that he previously had prided himself on knowing so well and seeing so clearly.
Oedipus was Jocastas son.
Jocasta intends to convince him that prophets cannot tell the future.
Oedipus walks in to see Jocasta has hung herself and Oedipus stabs his eye out with Jocastas broach
He blinds himself with Jocasta's brooch.
Oedipus did not die. He only blinded himself. At the time when he dethroned himself it is estimated he was around 50.
Oedipus was Jocastas son.
The homophone for "broach" is "brooch."
i'm not sure how brooch.
The Tara Brooch.
A brooch is an item of jewelry with a pin on the back to pin to your clothing.
A brooch is an item of jewelry with a pin on the back to pin to your clothing.
the pin part of a brooch is called the clasp
what Emily Dickinson poem had a brooch in it
The word brooch in Tuck Everlasting is on page 30.
The homophone for "broach" is "brooch." "Broach" refers to starting a conversation or addressing a subject, while "brooch" is a piece of jewelry that is worn on clothing.
For 10th birthday I got an antique brooch passed down for generations.
I don't think you can determine the age just with that number.