OEDIPUS as NOUN

1. 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
   Synonym(s)
   • King Oedipus (what does King Oedipus mean?)
   • Oedipus Rex (what does Oedipus Rex mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) Oedipus is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • mythical being (what does mythical being mean?)