Iokastē (English spelling) Iokaste

Japanese: Iokastē(英語表記)Iokaste
Iokastē (English spelling) Iokaste

In Greek legend, the daughter of King Oedipus of Thebes and his mother, Jocasta. When Oedipus became blind and left the country, she accompanied her father on his journey and cared for him until his death at Colonus, near Athens.

From Oedipus

Oedipus is the son of Laios, King of Thebes, and Jocaste. Laios had received a prophecy that if he had a son, he would kill his father. When Laios' wife gave birth to a boy, he had the baby pierced with a pin and abandoned in the mountains. The baby was picked up by a shepherd and raised as Oedipus, the son of King Corinth.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Iokastē" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ギリシア伝説で,テーバイ王オイディプスとその母イオカステIokastēとの娘。オイディプスがみずから盲目となって国を出たとき,彼女は父の手を引いて放浪の旅につき従い,彼がアテナイ近郊のコロノスで世を去るまで,孝養をつくした。…

【オイディプス】より

…慣用的呼称ではエディプス。テーバイ王ライオスLaiosとイオカステIokastēの子。もし男子をもうければその子は父殺しになろうとの神託をうけていたライオスは,妃が男児を産んだとき,そのかかと(踵)をピンでさし貫いて山中に捨てさせたが,赤児は牧人に拾われ,コリントス王の子オイディプスとして育てられた。…

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