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Jocasta
or ··ٱ
[ joh-kas-tuh ]
noun
- Classical Mythology. a queen of Thebes, the wife of Laius and the mother, later the wife, of Oedipus, by whom she bore Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone: called Epicaste by Homer.
- a female given name.
Jocasta
/ əʊˈæə /
noun
- Greek myth a queen of Thebes, the wife of Laius, who married Oedipus without either of them knowing he was her son
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All he must do is find the murderer of Laius, the former king whom he replaced both on the throne and in Queen Jocasta’s bed.
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Oedipus is played by a hearing actor, and Jocasta by a deaf actor, so the characters’ inherent conflict is heightened in a way that remains true to Deaf culture.
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Jocasta Almgill, who has a lead role, as Rizzo, in London's revamped stage return of Grease, is fiercely proud to be one of its "three black Pink Ladies".
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Where Christie had a mama’s boy and his mama as fellow passengers, now we have a Jocasta and her son.
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Sons and Lovers: Oedipus and Jocasta meet cute.
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