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By Sophie Kihm · Jul 2026

Oedipus

OriginGreek
Meaning"swollen foot"
GenderBoy
NB Rank#7606

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Oedipus in pop culture

  • King Oedipus

    of Greek myth, subject of Sophocles' Theban plays

  • "Oedipus

    " Regina Spektor song

  • Oedipa Maas

    heroine of The Crying of Lot 49 (1966) by Thomas Pynchon

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