Oedipus

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Oedipus
       n : (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 [syn:
            {King Oedipus}, {Oedipus Rex}]