Oedipus he was her son, begged him to stop his search for Laius' murderer. Oedipus misunderstood her motivation, thinking that she was ashamed of him because he might have been born of low birth. Jocasta in great distress went into the palace where she hanged herself. Oedipus sought verification of the messenger's story from the very same herdsman who was supposed to have left Oedipus to die as a baby. From the herdsman, Oedipus learned that the infant raised as the adopted son of Polybus and Merope was the son of Laius and Jocasta. Thus, Oedipus finally realized that the man
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