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👤 Iocaste

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Information
mother and wife of Oidipous
Wikidata
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131445
Digital LIMC
https://ark.dasch.swiss/ark:/72163/1/080E/q9QQ3mUtRWeBVKaL4a8BSAr
Gender
Female
Birth
Birth is narrated
Death
Dies by suicideDeath is narrated
Daughter of
👤 Menoiceus (Theban I) father of Iocaste and Creon👤 Wife of Menoiceus (name unknown) mother of Creon and Iocaste👤 Creon (Theban) king of Thebes
Mother of
👤 Polyneices son of Oedipus👤 Eteocles (Theban) son of Oedipous👤 Ismene (d. of Oedipus) daughter of Oedipus👤 Antigone (Theban) daughter of Oedipus👤 Oedipus son of Laios and Iocaste
Wife of
👤 Laios father of Oedipus👤 Oedipus son of Laios and Iocaste
Has children with
👤 Oedipus son of Laios and Iocaste👤 Laios father of Oedipus
Dies at
🌍 Thebes (Boiotia) city in Boiotia🏛️ the Electran Gates (Thebes) on the Walls of Thebes🏛️ the House of Cadmos (Thebes) royal palace on the citadel of Thebes
Killed by
👤 Oedipus son of Laios and Iocaste
Buried at
🌍 Thebes (Boiotia) city in Boiotia
Buried by
👤 Antigone (Theban) daughter of Oedipus
Has post-mortem existence at
🌍 the Underworld realm of Hades
Related entities
👤 Laios father of Oedipus👤 Menoiceus (Theban I) father of Iocaste and Creon👤 Oedipus son of Laios and Iocaste🌍 the Oracle of Apollo at Delphi👤 Sphinx monster that terrorises Thebes🌍 Thebes (Boiotia) city in Boiotia🌍 Mount Phicion (Boiotia) mountain in Boiotia near Thebes, home of the Sphinx👤 Antigone (Theban) daughter of Oedipus👤 Eteocles (Theban) son of Oedipous👤 Ismene (d. of Oedipus) daughter of Oedipus👤 Polyneices son of Oedipus👤 Creon (Theban) king of Thebes👤 Wife of Menoiceus (name unknown) mother of Creon and Iocaste🏛️ the House of Cadmos (Thebes) royal palace on the citadel of Thebes👤 Menoiceus (Theban II) son of Creon🏛️ the Electran Gates (Thebes) on the Walls of Thebes🌍 the Underworld realm of Hades👤 Odysseus king of Ithaca, leader of the Cephallenian contingent at Troy👤 Apollo Olympian god👤 Polybos (Corinthian/Sicyonian) king of Corinth or Sicyon, adoptive father of Oidipous🌍 Mount Cithairon (Attica/Boiotia) mountain on Boiotia-Attica border👤 Theban Shepherd (name unknown) rescues Oidipous as an infant, sometimes a group of shepherds🌍 Corinth (Argolid) city in the Argolid👤 Periboia (Corinthian) wife of Polybos, Oidipous' foster mother
Mentioned by
📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.5.7📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.5.8📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.5.9📖 Pausanias 9.5.10-9.5.11📖 Homer, Odyssey 11.271-11.280📖 Euripides, Phoenician Women 1-31📖 Euripides, Phoenician Women 32-54📖 Euripides, Phoenician Women 55-85📖 Euripides, Phoenician Women 408-440📖 Euripides, Phoenician Women 690-747📖 Euripides, Phoenician Women 977-1015📖 Euripides, Phoenician Women 1427-1459📖 Aeschylus, Seven Against Thebes 742-790📖 Lucian, On Salaried Posts in Great Houses 41📖 Corinna fr. 672 PMG📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 4.376📖 Euripides, Phoenician Women 588-622📖 Euripides, Phoenician Women 1264-1283📖 Euripides, Phoenician Women 1480-1581📖 Diodoros, Library 4.64.1-4.64.4📖 Ovid, Ibis 261-262📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 417-438📖 Strabo 16.2.38-16.2.39📖 Sophocles, Antigone 1-38📖 Sophocles, Oidipous Tyrannos 58-86📖 Sophocles, Oidipous Tyrannos 547-582📖 Sophocles, Oidipous Tyrannos 678-725📖 Sophocles, Oidipous Tyrannos 771-833📖 Sophocles, Oidipous Tyrannos 1237-1285📖 Sophocles, Oidipous Tyrannos 216-274📖 Sophocles, Antigone 39-68📖 Sophocles, Antigone 100-161📖 Sophocles, Oidipous Tyrannos 1416-1475📖 Sophocles, Antigone 883-928
Mentioned in text
Apollodoros, LibraryPausaniasHomer, OdysseyEuripides, Phoenician WomenAeschylus, Seven Against ThebesLucian, On Salaried Posts in Great HousesCorinnaD-Scholia, IliadDiodoros, LibraryOvid, IbisLycophron, AlexandraStraboSophocles, AntigoneSophocles, Oidipous Tyrannos
Reported to be mentioned in text
Homer, OdysseyEuripides, Phoenician Women
Mentioned in citation of
📖 Homer, Odyssey 11.271-11.280📖 Euripides, Phoenician Women 32-54
Depictions
🎨 Sicilian Red-Figure Calyx Krater attributed to the Capodarso Painter (Syracuse 66557; LIMC Antigone 1)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa del Moralista III 4, 2, Pompeii (LIMC Iokaste 7; PALP r3-i4-p2-space-26)
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