What does king oedipus mean?

king oedipus means "(Greek mythology) a tragic king of Thebes who unknowingly killed his father Laius and married his mother Jocasta; the subject of the drama `Oedipus Rex' by Sophocles".

What is another word for king oedipus?

Close synonyms include Oedipus, Oedipus Rex. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is king oedipus a common word?

king oedipus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

king oedipus — meaning, pronunciation and definition

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1 senseA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
(Greek mythology) a tragic king of Thebes who unknowingly killed his father Laius and married his mother Jocasta; the subject of the drama `Oedipus Rex' by Sophocles
SynonymsOedipus Oedipus Rex
Broadermythical being
Greek mythology

Questions about king oedipus

What does king oedipus mean?: king oedipus means "(Greek mythology) a tragic king of Thebes who unknowingly killed his father Laius and married his mother Jocasta; the subject of the drama `Oedipus Rex' by Sophocles".
What is another word for king oedipus?: Close synonyms include Oedipus, Oedipus Rex. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

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