Mythical Greek Who Killed His Father And Married His Mother Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 13, 2023

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	noun • (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
	58%	3		Killed his father and married his mother
	noun • an unabridged dictionary constructed on historical principles
	40%	14		Greek mythological character who unknowingly killed his father
	noun • a complex of males; desire to possess the mother sexually and to exclude the father; said to be a source of personality disorders if unresolved

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