Laius
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In Greek mythology, King Laius or Laios of Thebes was a key personage in the Theban founding myth.
The Murder of Laius by Oedipus, by Joseph Blanc
The abduction of Chrysippus by Laius on an Apulian red-figure hydria, c. 320-310 BC, Archaeological Museum of Fiesole.
"The Divided Way," where Oedipus murdered King Laius, ca. 1889. Nicholas Catsimpoolas Collection, Boston Public Library
Oedipus
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Oedipus was a mythical Greek king of Thebes. A tragic hero in Greek mythology, Oedipus unwittingly fulfilled a prophecy that he would end up killing his father and marrying his mother, thereby bringin
Laius
…version, recorded by Aeschylus, Laius is warned that he can save the city only if he dies childless. One night, however, Laius was drunk and fathered Oedipus with Jocasta. On Laius' orders, the baby, Oedipus, was exposed on Mount Cithaeron with his feet bound (or perhaps staked to the ground), but he was…
Oedipus and Sphinx, pelike, 450–440 BC
Detail of ancient fresco in which Oedipus solves the riddle of the Sphinx. Egyptian Museum, c. 2nd CE
Oedipus slaying the sphinx, on an Attic lekythos, c. 420–400 BC, housed in the British Museum
Oedipus at Colonus