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jocasta

/dʒəʊˈkæs.tə/

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noun

/dʒəʊˈkæs.tə/C1formalart
  • ruИмя собственное, относящееся к персонажу греческой мифологии, царице Фив, которая, не зная об этом, вышла замуж за своего собственного сына, Эдипа.

A proper noun referring to a figure from Greek mythology, the queen of Thebes who unknowingly married her own son, Oedipus.

uncountable · proper noun

  1. Mythological figureB2formalart

    In Greek mythology, the queen of Thebes who unknowingly married her son Oedipus, later discovering the truth and taking her own life.

    ruИокаста

    • Jocasta is a central character in Sophocles' tragedy Oedipus Rex.
    • The story of Jocasta highlights the themes of fate and incest in Greek mythology.
    • Oedipus unknowingly killed his father and married his mother, Jocasta.
    • Modern adaptations often explore Jocasta’s perspective in the myth.
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  • jocastas' possessive plural form
  • jocasta's possessive singular form