Welcome to Anagrammer Crossword Genius! Keep reading below to see if oedipus is an answer to any crossword puzzle or word game (Scrabble, Words With Friends etc). Scroll down to see all the info we have compiled on oedipus.
oedipus
Searching in Crosswords ...
The answer OEDIPUS has 106 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
Searching in Word Games ...
The word OEDIPUS is NOT valid in any word game. (Sorry, you cannot play OEDIPUS in Scrabble, Words With Friends etc)
Searching in Dictionaries ...
Definitions of oedipus in various dictionaries:
noun - (Greek mythology) a tragic king of Thebes who unknowingly killed his father Laius and married his mother Jocasta
A son of Laius and Jocasta, who was abandoned at birth and unwittingly killed his father and then married his mother.
OEDIPUS - Oedipus (UK: , US: ; Greek: Oidípous meaning "swollen foot") was a mythical Greek king of Thebes. A tragic hero in Greek mythology, Oedipus acciden...
Word Research / Anagrams and more ...
Keep reading for additional results and analysis below.
| Possible Jeopardy Clues |
|---|
| It's pretty "complex" how he managed to kill his father, solve the Sphinx' riddle & marry his mother |
| (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from in front of the Sphinx.) Created as a royal image, the Sphinx was was associated by the Greeks with a monster who riddles this tragic king |
| Sophocles' first play about this Theban king marked the summit of formal Greek drama |
| In a Sophocles play, Jocasta hangs herself when she realizes that her husband & her son are both this title guy |
| Martha Graham's "Night Journey" tells the tragic tale of Jocasta & this "complex" man, her mate |
| The name of this "complex" king is Greek for "swollen foot" |
| In Freud's "Interpretation of Dreams", he mentions this king of Thebes |
| As prophesied, this king of Thebes killed his father & married his own mother |
| Sophocles ended the story of this king "at Colonus", a village where Sophocles himself lived |
| His father Laius was killed by this man |
| Possible Dictionary Clues |
|---|
| (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 |
| Oedipus description |
|---|
|
Oedipus (UK: , US: ; Greek: Oidípous meaning "swollen foot") was a mythical Greek king of Thebes. A tragic hero in Greek mythology, Oedipus accidentally fulfilled a prophecy that he would end up killing his father and marrying his mother, thereby bringing disaster to his city and family. * The story of Oedipus is the subject of Sophocles' tragedy Oedipus Rex, which was followed by Oedipus at Colonus and then Antigone. Together, these plays make up Sophocles' three Theban plays. Oedipus represents two enduring themes of Greek myth and drama: the flawed nature of humanity and an individual's role in the course of destiny in a harsh universe. * In the most well-known version of the myth, Oedipus was born to King Laius and Queen Jocasta. Laius wished to thwart a prophecy, so he left Oedipus to die on a mountainside. However, the baby was found by shepherds and raised by King Polybus and Queen Merope as their own. Oedipus learned from the oracle at Delphi of the prophecy that he would end up k |