JOCASTA

Jocasta of Thebes is famous for being the mother… and wife… of the even more famous Oedipus. But, fortunately, there’s more to her than that. Jocasta was a powerful queen who, in some versions of the story, held her own after the tragic reveal of her relationship.

Jocasta Beyond Oedipus

03.21 Jocasta Beyond Oedipus, Euripides The Phoenician Women Part 1

Oedipus, and by extension Jocasta's story is known primarily via Sophocles' Oedipus Tyrannos, but Euripides's Phoenician Women has a much more satisfying story for the queen of Thebes.

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03.21 The Heroines of Thebes, Jocasta & Antigone, Euripides The Phoenician Women Part 2

The life of Jocasta after the tragedy of her marriage to Oedipus continues with more tragedy in the city of Thebes.

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The Classic Oedipus story, as told in the early days of the podcast:

09.17 Don't Mess with the Oracle, Just Don't Do It. Why Would You Do It? - Part 1

Oedipus, famous for the awful advice of the Oracle and nothing more. Part One covers the aforementioned Oracle, and a little encounter with a sphinx and a father.

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09.17 Oedipus, Mother-Lover & Father-Killer - Part 2

Oh, Oedipus, the trouble you get into. Part Two involves some revelations and some more inconceivable ignorance and Oedipus' part. It's definitely not dramatic.

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