- Jocasta
- noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Iokastē Date: 15th century a queen of Thebes who marries Oedipus not knowing that he is her son
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Jocasta (comics) — Superherobox| caption= comic color=background:#ff8080 character name=Jocasta real name=Jocasta publisher=Marvel Comics debut= Avengers (1st series) #162 (August 1977) creators= Jim Shooter (writer), George Pérez (artist) alliance color=background … Wikipedia
Jocasta complex — Jo·cas·ta complex jō kas tə n libidinal fixation of a mother for her son Jocasta Greek mythological character. In mythology Jocasta was the wife of Laius, the king of Thebes. After Laius was slain, she married Oedipus, who had assumed the throne … Medical dictionary
