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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📖 D-Scholia, Odyssey 11.271
Mentioned in text
Apollodoros, LibraryPausaniasHomer, Odyssey ThebaidEuripides, Phoenician WomenAeschylus, Seven Against ThebesPindar, Olympian 2Diodoros, LibraryOvid, IbisStraboLucian, Zeus CatechizedSophocles, Oidipous TyrannosSophocles, AntigoneOvid, MetamorphosesD-Scholia, Odyssey
Reported to be mentioned in text
Homer, OdysseyEuripides, Phoenician WomenAndrotion
Mentioned in citation of
📖 Homer, Odyssey 11.271-11.280📖 Euripides, Phoenician Women 32-54📖 Euripides, Phoenician Women 1-31📖 Androtion FGrHist 324 fr. 62
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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