Theban kings in Greek mythology broken heart. Thus, the throne of Thebes was vacant and the Thebans invited back "Laius", who resided in the Peloponnesus under the protection of King Pelops, thereby restoring the original dynasty of Cadmus. When Laius became king, he married Jocasta, daughter of Menoeceus, son of Pentheus. Given that the Delphic oracle warned Laius not to have a son because that son was fated to kill his own father, Laius exposed his newborn son - who nevertheless survived, and grew up under the name of "Oedipus". In a tragic tale - in which every step Oedipus took to avoid the oracle's
Jocasta (comics) Menace to make sure she keeps her promise to leave Machine Man and newfound friends alone. In one future world, based on the Iron Man 2020 storylines, Jocasta is in a position of ruling authority. Fearing humanity's desires to robotic upgrades, she sets humans to devouring each other to protect fully robotic beings like herself. Another version of Jocasta from an alternate timeline had appeared with the team called The Gatherers, consisting of members of Avengers from other timelines whose worlds had been destroyed by Proctor. This version was gold in color and had an array of weaponry strapped to