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jocasta

/dʒəʊˈkæs.tə/

Traduction: Nom propre désignant un personnage de la mythologie grecque, reine de Thèbes qui, sans le savoir, épousa son propre fils, Œdipe.

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/dʒəʊˈkæs.tə/C1formalart
  • frNom propre désignant un personnage de la mythologie grecque, reine de Thèbes qui, sans le savoir, épousa son propre fils, Œdipe.

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

indénombrable · nom propre

  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.

    frJocaste

    • 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 plural form
  • jocastas' possessive plural form
  • jocasta's possessive singular form