Associations to the word «Jocasta»

Wiktionary

JOCASTA, proper noun. (Greek mythology) The mother and wife of Oedipus.
JOCASTA, proper noun. (rare) A female given name.

Dictionary definition

JOCASTA, noun. (Greek mythology) queen of Thebes who unknowingly married her own son Oedipus.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley