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Iocaste
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Jocasta.
In Greek mythology, Jocasta ( ), also rendered as Iocaste (Ancient Greek: ἸοκάστηIokástē) and Epicaste (; ἘπικάστηEpikástē), was Queen of Thebes through her marriages to Laius and her son, Oedipus. She is best known for her role in the myths surrounding Oedipus and her eventual suicide upon the discovery of his identity.