Definitions for jocasta
dʒoʊˈkæs təjo·cas·ta

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1. Jocastanoun

   (Greek mythology) queen of Thebes who unknowingly married her own son Oedipus

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1. Jocastanoun

   The mother and wife of Oedipus.

2. Jocastanoun

   A female given name from Ancient Greek.

   Jocasta had my blessing when she seduced you, you stuck-up piffler.

3. Etymology: Ancient Greek Ἰοκάστη (Iokástē)

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1. Jocasta

   In Greek mythology, Jocasta (), also rendered Iocaste (Ancient Greek: Ἰοκάστη Iokástē [i.okástɛː]) and also known as Epicaste (; Ἐπικάστη Epikástē), was a daughter of Menoeceus, a descendant of the Spartoi Echion, and queen consort of Thebes. She was the wife of first Laius, then of their son Oedipus, and both mother and grandmother of Antigone, Eteocles, Polynices and Ismene. She was also sister of Creon and mother-in-law of Haimon.

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1. jocasta

   Jocasta is a figure from Greek Mythology, best known as the mother and later, wife of Oedipus, the king of Thebes. Therefore, in literature and psychology, the term 'Jocasta' is often used to denote a complex or taboo relationship between a mother and son. Jocasta is also the name of a genus of clearwing (Sesiidae) moths.

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1. Jocasta

   In Greek mythology, Jocasta, also known as Jocaste, Epikastê, or Iokastê was a daughter of Menoeceus and Queen consort of Thebes, Greece. She was the wife of Laius, mother of Oedipus, and both mother and grandmother of Antigone, Eteocles, Polynices and Ismene. She was also sister of Creon and mother-in-law of Haimon. After his abduction and rape of Chrysippus, Laius married Jocasta, the daughter of Menoeceus, a descendant of the Spartoi. Laius received an oracle from Delphi which told him that he must not have a child with his wife, or the child would kill him and marry her; in another version, recorded by Aeschylus, Laius is warned that he can only save the city if he dies childless. One night, however, Laius became drunk and fathered Oedipus with Jocasta. After the baby's birth, Jocasta handed him over to Laius. Jocasta or Laius pierced and pinned the infant's ankles together. Laius then instructed his chief shepherd, a slave who had been born in the palace, to expose the infant on Mount Cithaeron. There, Lauis's shepherd taking pity on the infant gave him to another shepherd, who was the shepherd of the childless King Polybus, married to Queen Merope of Corinth who raised the infant to adulthood.

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1. Jocasta

   (Jocas′ta) (otherwise Epicasta), wife of Laius, King of Thebes, who in after-life married her own son, Oedipus, not knowing who he was, and, on discovering the fatal mistake, hanged herself.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of jocasta in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of jocasta in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=jocasta
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Jocasta
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jocasta
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5. ^ Wikidata
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6. ^ Mythology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/42474/pg42474-images.html#:~:text=jocasta
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
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