Laius
Laius, son of Labdacus and father of Oedipus
- king of Thebes: Hdt. 5.59; Paus. 9.5.5-10
- the government of Thebes usurped in his childhood: Apollod. 3.5.4
- expelled by Amphion and Zethus: Apollod. 3.5.5
- received by Pelops in Peloponnese: Apollod. 3.5.5
- loves Chrysippus, son of Pelops, and carries him off: Apollod. 3.5.5
- succeeds to the kingdom of Thebes and marries Jocasta (Epicasta): Apollod. 3.5.6
- exposes his son Oedipus: Apollod. 3.5.7
- has sons by concubines: Paus. 9.26.3
- reveals oracle to his bastard daughter: Hdt. 5.43; Paus. 9.26.3
- slain by Oedipus at Cleft Way: Apollod. 3.5.7, Apollod. 3.5.7; Paus. 10.5.3 ff.
- buried by Damasistratus: Apollod. 3.5.7
- games in honour of, at Thebes: Apollod. 3.15.7
- his tomb: Paus. 10.5.4
- his Furies: Paus. 9.5.15
- his guilty descendants: Paus. 4.8.8
