Jocasta

Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
4/25/2021, 10:07 PM	Mike C	update #110
5/29/2020, 9:30 PM	Mike C	update #108
12/8/2017, 12:41 PM	Mike C	update #97
10/20/2016, 1:17 AM	Mike C	update #93
2/12/2007, 1:03 AM	Mike C	earliest recorded revision

Gender Feminine

Usage Greek Mythology (Anglicized)

Scripts Ἰοκάστη(Ancient Greek)

Pronounced Pron. /d͡ʒoʊ.ˈkæs.tə/(English)

Meaning & History

From the Greek name Ἰοκάστη (Iokaste), which is of unknown meaning. In Greek mythology she was the mother Oedipus by the Theban king Laius. In a case of tragic mistaken identity, she married her own son.