Jocasta

American  

[joh-kas-tuh] / dʒoʊˈkæs tə /

Or Jocaste

noun

1. 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.

2. a female given name.

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Jocasta British  

/ dʒəʊˈkæstə /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

As his wife, Jocasta, Ms. Manville was arguably even more devastating, at first trying desperately to keep from her beloved husband what she knows.

From The Wall Street Journal

Reid’s Merope and Reis’ Antigone, ferocious in their different ways, refuse to play second fiddle to Manville’s Jocasta when it comes to Oedipus’ affections.

From Los Angeles Times

And the revisions pertaining to Jocasta’s marriage to Laius, who was killed in a car accident decades before, bring a discomfiting and topical contemporary edge.

From The Wall Street Journal

Wailes’ Jocasta, a royal matron with sensuality intact, would rather her husband stop digging into truths that she increasingly suspects might reveal the cracked foundation of their marriage.

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From Los Angeles Times