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Oedipus Rex
/ˈɛdɪpəs
rɛks/
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Oedipus Rex
noun
1.
(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.
Synonyms:
King Oedipus
,
Oedipus
.
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