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Jocasta
Jocasta
English
Proper noun
Jocasta
(
Greek
mythology
)
The
mother
and
wife
of
Oedipus
.
(
rare
)
A female
given name
.
2004
, David Mitchell,
Cloud Atlas
Jocasta
had my blessing when she seduced you, you stuck-up piffler.
Translations
mother of Oedipus
Greek:
Ιοκάστη
(el)
f
(
Iokásti
)
Ancient:
Ἰοκάστη
f
(
Iokástē
)
Inuktitut:
ᔪᑲᔅᑕ
(
jukasta
)
Italian:
Giocasta
Russian:
Иока́ста
f
(
Iokásta
)
Etymology
Ancient Greek
Ἰοκάστη
(
Iokástē
)
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