Oedipus Rex son and husband to his own mother. Creon arrives to face Oedipus's accusations. The King demands that Creon be executed; however, the chorus persuades him to let Creon live. Jocasta enters and attempts to comfort Oedipus, telling him he should take no notice of prophets. As proof, she recounts an incident in which she and Laius received an oracle which never came true. The prophecy stated that Laius would be killed by his own son; however, Jocasta reassures Oedipus by her statement that Laius was killed by bandits at a crossroads on the way to Delphi. The mention of this
Jocasta (comics) 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 as a supporting character in "Avengers Academy" from issue #1 (Aug 2010) through issue #21 (Jan 2012) and made sporadic appearances throughout the remainder of the series, appearing regularly again from #34 (Oct 2012) through its final issue #39 (Jan 2013). Jocasta was built by the robot Ultron in an abandoned aerospace