Oedipus Rex

Noun

Meaning

(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

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

Oedipus King Oedipus

Examples

Plato did claim that the unexamined life was not worth living. Oedipus Rex was not so sure. Tom Robbins

Close letter words and terms

oedipodid Oedipus Oedipus complex Oedogoniaceae Oedogoniales Oedogonium