Jocasta

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek Ἰοκάστη (Iokástē)

Proper noun

Jocasta

1. (Greek mythology) The mother and wife of Oedipus.
2. (rare) A female given name from Ancient Greek.
   • 2004, David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas, London: Hodder and Stoughton, →ISBN:

     Jocasta had my blessing when she seduced you, you stuck-up piffler.

Translations

mother of Oedipus

• French: Jocaste (fr)
• Greek: Ιοκάστη (el) f (Iokásti)

  Ancient: Ἰοκάστη f (Iokástē)

• Inuktitut: ᔪᑲᔅᑕ (yokasta)
• Italian: Giocasta
• Russian: Иока́ста f (Iokásta)