Jocasta

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Theban royal character in Greek tragedy mythological figure queen in Greek mythology

Jocasta is a tragic figure in Greek mythology and Sophocles' play "Oedipus Rex," known as both the wife and unwitting mother of Oedipus, whose discovery of their incestuous relationship leads to catastrophe.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Jocasta canonical 17
Iocasta 1
Jocasta's mother (unnamed in most sources) 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Theban royal ⓘ
character in Greek tragedy ⓘ
mythological figure ⓘ
queen in Greek mythology ⓘ
alternativeName Jocasta ⓘ
surface form: Iocasta
appearsIn Oedipus ⓘ
surface form: Oedipus Rex

Oedipus ⓘ
surface form: Oedipus Tyrannus

Statius' Thebaid ⓘ
surface form: Thebaid (lost epic)

various Theban cycle myths ⓘ
appearsInWorkBy Sophocles ⓘ
associatedWithTheme fate ⓘ
incest ⓘ
prophecy ⓘ
tragic ignorance ⓘ
basedIn Thebes ⓘ
culture Ancient Greek religion ⓘ
diesBy suicide ⓘ
disbelieves oracles about Oedipus ⓘ
fictionalStatus mythological ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
hasChildWith Laius ⓘ
Oedipus ⓘ
hasRole Jocasta self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: queen of Thebes
influenced later literary depictions of maternal tragedy ⓘ
languageOfOrigin Ancient Greek ⓘ
motherOf Antigone ⓘ
Eteocles ⓘ
Ismene ⓘ
Oedipus ⓘ
Polynices ⓘ
notableFor incestuous relationship with Oedipus ⓘ
role in the curse on Thebes ⓘ
tragic suicide ⓘ
unknowingly marrying her son ⓘ
parentOf Antigone ⓘ
Eteocles ⓘ
Ismene ⓘ
Oedipus ⓘ
Polynices ⓘ
partOfNarrative Theban myth cycle ⓘ
reactsTo plague in Thebes ⓘ
relatedTo House of Labdacus ⓘ
Laius ⓘ
surface form: House of Laius
spouseOf Oedipus ⓘ
surface form: King of Thebes

Laius ⓘ
Oedipus ⓘ
triesTo prevent revelation of Oedipus’ origins ⓘ

Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Oedipus → mother → Jocasta ⓘ
Oedipus → spouse → Jocasta ⓘ
Oedipus → married → Jocasta ⓘ
Thersander → grandmother → Jocasta ⓘ
Thebes → associatedWithMythologicalFigure → Jocasta ⓘ
Ismene → mother → Jocasta ⓘ
Theban cycle → includesCharacter → Jocasta ⓘ
Sophocles' play "Oedipus Rex" → mainCharacter → Jocasta ⓘ
subject surface form: Oedipus Rex
Aeschylus' lost plays of the Theban trilogy → associatedCharacter → Jocasta ⓘ
Eteocles → mother → Jocasta ⓘ
Eteocles → grandmother → Jocasta ⓘ
Antigone → mother → Jocasta ⓘ
Antigone → grandmother → Jocasta ⓘ
Laius → spouse → Jocasta ⓘ
Polynices → mother → Jocasta ⓘ
Polynices → grandmother → Jocasta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jocasta's mother (unnamed in most sources)
Jocasta → hasRole → Jocasta self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: queen of Thebes
Jocasta → alternativeName → Jocasta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Iocasta
Niobe → title → Jocasta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Queen of Thebes
Seven Against Thebes → featuresCharacter → Jocasta ⓘ
Argia → relativeByMarriage → Jocasta ⓘ