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A-Z: General definitions: Laius
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King of Thebes, husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus, at whose hands he was unknowingly killed.
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Principal city of Boeotia in Greece.
Wife first of Laius, second of her son Oedipus, sister of Creon.
The name means 'swollen-foot'; he was so-called as a result of the spike driven through his feet when he was left to die as an infant; he was destined to kill his father Laius and marry his mother Jocasta.
The name means 'swollen-foot'; he was so-called as a result of the spike driven through his feet when he was left to die as an infant; he was destined to kill his father Laius and marry his mother Jocasta.
Brother of Jocasta and king of Thebes after the deaths of Eteocles and Polynices.
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