OEDIPUS


Meaning of OEDIPUS in English

I. -pəs noun

Etymology: Latin, from Greek Oidipous

Date: 1557

: the son of Laius and Jocasta who in fulfillment of an oracle unknowingly kills his father and marries his mother

II. adjective

Date: 1910

: oedipal

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.