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Oedipus has 2 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
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

Proper Noun
1

A son of Laius and Jocasta, who unwittingly killed his father and married his mother.

See Also
ismene sophocles creon sphinx oedipean jocasta electra complex antigone
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Rhyming Words
pus apus opus dipus lupus mopus lepus rumpus gawpus tempus corpus mampus hippus wumpus carpus cippus campus myopus palpus scapus
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