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In Greek mythology, King Laius, or Laios of Thebes was a divine hero and key personage in the Theban founding myth. Son of Labdacus, he was raised by the regent Lycus after the ... - Laius
In Greek mythology, King Laius was the third in descent from Cadmus. He was married to his distant cousin, Jocasta. Apollo's oracle played a leading role in his reign. When Apollo ... - Oedipus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The First play was Laius, the second was Oedipus, and the third was Seven against Thebes. Only the third play survives, in which Oedipus' sons Eteocles and Polynices kill each ...
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Laius, in Greek mythology, king of Thebes, husband of Jocasta, and father of Oedipus. Having been told by the oracle at Delphi that he would be killed by his own son, Laius exposed the newborn child on a mountainside. A shepherd rescued the child, however, and adopted him. The prophecy was fulfilled when Oedipus as a young man unknowingly killed his father.
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