Associations to the word «Jocasta»

Wiktionary

JOCASTA, proper noun. (Greek mythology) The mother and wife of Oedipus.
JOCASTA, proper noun. (rare) A female given name.

Dictionary definition

JOCASTA, noun. (Greek mythology) queen of Thebes who unknowingly married her own son Oedipus.

Wise words

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Nathaniel Hawthorne