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👤 Laios

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  • Information
    father of Oedipus
    Wikidata
    https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q463898
    Trismegistos
    https://www.trismegistos.org/name/22295
    Digital LIMC
    https://ark.dasch.swiss/ark:/72163/1/080E/DXO7yySMS2C2dsIxoIsTmAG
    Gender
    Male
    Death
    Death is narrated
    Son of
    👤 Labdacos father of Laios
    Father of
    👤 Sphinx monster that terrorises Thebes👤 Oedipus son of Laios and Iocaste
    Husband of
    👤 Iocaste mother and wife of Oidipous
    Has children with
    👤 Iocaste mother and wife of Oidipous
    Ruler of
    🌍 Thebes (Boiotia) city in Boiotia
    Dies at
    🌍 Phocis region on the Greek mainland🏛️ the Split Road (Phocis) in Phocis, where Oedipus kills Laios
    Killed by
    👤 Oedipus son of Laios and Iocaste
    Buried at
    🏛️ the Tomb of Laios (Phocis) in Phocis, at the Split Road
    Buried by
    👤 Damasistratos king of Plataia
    Related entities
    👤 Labdacos father of Laios👤 Amphion (Theban) son of Zeus and Antiope, husband of Niobe👤 Pelops (Pisan) son of Tantalos, eponym of the Peloponnese👤 Zethos son of Antiope, brother of Amphion🌍 Thebes (Boiotia) city in Boiotia👤 Chrysippos (s. of Pelops) son of Pelops👤 Iocaste mother and wife of Oidipous👤 Oedipus son of Laios and Iocaste🌍 Mount Cithairon (Attica/Boiotia) mountain on Boiotia-Attica border👤 Theban Shepherd (name unknown) rescues Oidipous as an infant, sometimes a group of shepherds🌍 the Oracle of Apollo at Delphi👤 Polyphontes (herald) Laios' herald, killed alongside him🌍 Phocis region on the Greek mainland👤 Damasistratos king of Plataia👤 Creon (Theban) king of Thebes👤 Androgeos son of Minos🏛️ the Split Road (Phocis) in Phocis, where Oedipus kills Laios🏛️ the Spring of Oedipus (Thebes)👤 Sphinx monster that terrorises Thebes🏛️ the Tomb of Laios (Phocis) in Phocis, at the Split Road👤 Lycos (Theban I) steward of Thebes, uncle of Antiope🌍 the Meadow of Hera (Mt Cithairon) location on Mt Cithairon🏺 the Chariot of Laios👤 Agenor (f. of Europe) son of Poseidon, father of Europe🌍 Delphi (Phocis) city and sanctuary in Phocis; for prophecies see "the Oracle of Apollo (Delphi)"👤 Apollo Olympian god👤 Hippodameia (Elian) daughter of Oinomaos, wife of Pelops👤 Teiresias Theban prophet🏛️ the House of Cadmos (Thebes) royal palace on the citadel of Thebes🌍 Corinth (Argolid) city in the Argolid👤 Periboia (Corinthian) wife of Polybos, Oidipous' foster mother👤 Polybos (Corinthian/Sicyonian) king of Corinth or Sicyon, adoptive father of Oidipous🏺 the Cup of Laios inherited by Oedipus
    Mentioned by
    📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.5.5📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.5.7📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.5.8📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.15.7📖 Pausanias 9.2.4📖 Pausanias 9.5.5📖 Pausanias 9.5.6-9.5.10📖 Pausanias 9.5.10-9.5.11📖 Pausanias 9.18.6📖 Pausanias 9.26.2-9.26.4📖 Pausanias 10.5.3-10.5.4📖 Homer, Odyssey 11.271-11.280📖 Thebaid fr. 2 Davies📖 Euripides, Phoenician Women 1-31📖 Euripides, Phoenician Women 32-54📖 Aeschylus, Seven Against Thebes 742-790📖 Pindar, Olympian 2 35-47📖 Euripides, Phoenician Women 145-190📖 Diodoros, Library 4.64.1-4.64.4📖 Ovid, Ibis 261-262📖 Strabo 16.2.38-16.2.39📖 Lucian, Zeus Catechized 13📖 Sophocles, Oidipous Tyrannos 87-150📖 Sophocles, Oidipous Tyrannos 216-274📖 Sophocles, Oidipous Tyrannos 345-379📖 Sophocles, Oidipous Tyrannos 678-725📖 Sophocles, Oidipous Tyrannos 771-833📖 Sophocles, Antigone 162-210📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 7.759-7.795📖 Sophocles, Oidipous Tyrannos 1110-1185
    Mentioned in text
    Apollodoros, LibraryPausaniasHomer, Odyssey ThebaidEuripides, Phoenician WomenAeschylus, Seven Against ThebesPindar, Olympian 2Diodoros, LibraryOvid, IbisStraboLucian, Zeus CatechizedSophocles, Oidipous TyrannosSophocles, AntigoneOvid, Metamorphoses
    Reported to be mentioned in text
    Homer, OdysseyEuripides, Phoenician Women
    Mentioned in citation of
    📖 Homer, Odyssey 11.271-11.280📖 Euripides, Phoenician Women 32-54📖 Euripides, Phoenician Women 1-31
    Depictions
    🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa del Criptoportico I 6, 2, Pompeii (PALP r1-i6-p2-space-22)🎨 Faliscan Red-Figure Volute Krater (NGV D87-1969; LIMC Chrysippos I 6)
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