Definition of Oedipus

1. Noun. (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.

Exact synonyms: King Oedipus, Oedipus Rex
Category relationships: Greek Mythology
Generic synonyms: Mythical Being

Lexicographical Neighbors of Oedipus

oedemas
oedemata
oedematous
oedema disease
oedema disease of swine
oedema glottidis
oedema neonatorum
oedipal
oedipally
Oedipal complex
oedipal neurosis
oedipal period
oedipal phase
oedipean
oedipism
Oedipus
oedipus complex
Oedipus complex
Oedipus Rex
Oedogoniaceae
Oedogoniales
Oedogonium
Oehl's muscles
Oehler's symptom
oeillade
oeillades
oeil de boeuf
oelet
oenanthal
oenanthate

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