Jocasta

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Jocasta

/d͡ʒəʊˈkæs.tə/ UK
/d͡ʒoʊˈkæs.tə/ US

Rhymes with -æstə

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Ancient Greek Ἰοκάστη (Iokástē)

proper noun

Greek The mother and wife of Oedipus.
rare A female given name from Ancient Greek. Jocasta had my blessing when she seduced you, you stuck-up piffler.

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name mother of Oedipus

中文	伊俄卡斯忒 Yī'ékǎsītè
Français	Jocaste
Italiano	Giocasta
Ελληνικά	Ιοκάστη Iokásti
Русский	Иока́ста Iokásta

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"Jocasta." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/jocasta. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"Jocasta." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/jocasta.

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@misc{jocasta_2026,
  title = {Jocasta},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jocasta},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}