Too Much At Once

The first chapter of The Crying Of Lot 49 is not only very complex to understand, but there are also so many things going on at once, that it's hard to choose one at a time. First of all, the names are absurd. I have never heard of any of the names mentioned in this first chapter. Oedipa is very close to Oedipus. I have come to believe this because the 'Oe' beginning is not common, and the rest of the word is also similar. Oedipus was the king of Thebes who then killed his father, and married his wife. Oedipus Rex is known as the greatest tragedy ever written. Although I can not come up with a theory that supports why what seems to be the main character of the book's name is related with Oedipus, I am curious to find out how this will come into play later on in the book. Strangely enough, Maas, which is very similar to Mas, added with Mucho, makes 'Mucho Mas' meaning much more in English. These are all signs that I can't quite understand what they mean, but am sure that have a very important role in the book.