Oedipus Rex mother, and shed/With [his] own hands the blood of [his] own sire"". Desperate to avoid this terrible fate, Oedipus, who still believes that Polybus and Merope are his true parents, leaves Corinth for the city of Thebes. On the road to Thebes, Oedipus encounters Laius and his retainers, and the two quarrel over whose chariot has the right of way. The Theban king moves to strike the insolent youth with his sceptre, but Oedipus, unaware that Laius is his true father, throws the old man down from his chariot, killing him. Thus, Laius is slain by his own son, and
Jocasta (comics) her right arm. She was married to Wonder Man in her timeline. An Ultimate Marvel equivalent of Jocasta is alluded. When the Wasp (Janet Pym) is a victim of the Blob's cannibalization during Magneto's worldwide devastation, Hank Pym has Wasp's body taken to the Jocasta Project, an encrypted file within the Triskelion. Jocasta (comics) Jocasta is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Originally Ultron's creation, she is a member of the Avengers. Jocasta first appears in "The Avengers" (vol. 1) #162 (August 1977) and was created by Jim Shooter and George Pérez. Jocasta appeared