Oedipus
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Summary
Oedipus is a mythological Greek character[1]. He ranks in the top 0.98% of mythological greek character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26,213 views/month, #13 of 1,333).[2]
Key Facts
- Place of burial: Tomb of Oedipus in the Areios Pagos[3]
- Father: Laius[4]
- Mother: Jocasta[5]
- Spouse: Jocasta[6], Euryganeia[7], Astymedusa[8]
- Child: Ismene[9], Eteocles[10], Polynices[11], Antigone[12], Laonytus[13]
- Country of citizenship: Thebes[14]
- Position held: king of Thebe (Troade)[15]
- Sex or gender: male[16]
- Noble title: king of Thebe (Troade)[17]
- Commons category: Oedipus[18]
- Topic's main category: Category:Oedipus[19]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[21], The New Student's Reference Work[22], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[23], 1870 Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology[24], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[25], Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[26], Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[27], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[28], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[29], Pauly–Wissowa[30]
- Name in native language: Οἰδίπους[31]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[32]
Body
Works and Contributions
Things named for Oedipus include he complex[33], a concept[34]; cotton-top tamarin[35], a taxon[36]; and he[37], a brewery[38], in Netherlands[39], founded in 2012[40], headquartered in Amsterdam[41].
Why It Matters
Oedipus has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] He is known by 67 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]
Entities named for him include he complex[33], a concept[34]; cotton-top tamarin[35], a taxon[36]; and he[37], a brewery[38], in Netherlands[39], founded in 2012[40], headquartered in Amsterdam[41].
FAQs
Who were Oedipus's parents?
Oedipus's father was Laius[4]. Oedipus's mother was Jocasta[5].
Who was Oedipus married to?
Oedipus's spouses include Jocasta[6], Euryganeia[7], and Astymedusa[8].