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noun • (Greek mythology) a tragic king of Thebes who unknowingly killed his father Laius and married his mother Jocasta; the subject of the drama `Oedipus Rex' by Sophocles | ||||
| 15% | 6 | The first name of the female protagonist in 'The Time Traveler's Wife' | ||
noun • a port city in southwestern Turkey on the Gulf of Antalya • genus of ladybugs, containing A. bipunctata and A. decempunctata (Adalia) | ||||
| 15% | 5 | Protagonist of the Adapa myth | ||
noun • a Babylonian demigod or first man (sometimes identified with Adam) | ||||
Sophoclean Protagonist
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