Jocasta

Epicasta

Marries both Laius and their son, Oedipus.

Genealogy

Menoeceus

Creon

Laius, Oedipus

Antigone, Eteocles, Ismene, Oedipus, Polynices

Place

Thebes

Events
  1. Laius marries Jocasta
  2. Laius gets drunk and has sex with Jocasta
  3. Creon offers Jocasta and the kingdom to the whoever solves the riddle of the Sphinx
  4. Oedipus unwittingly marries his mother, Jocasta
  5. Polynices, Eteocles, Ismene and Antigone are born to Oedipus and Jocasta
  6. Jocasta hangs herself
Citations
  1. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 5.7
  2. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 5.9
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