Laius

mythological king of Thebes, father of Oedipus
Person mythological_greek_character Q463898
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Laius

Summary

Laius is a mythological Greek character[1]. He draws 176 Wikipedia views per month (mythological_greek_character category, ranking #146 of 1,333).[2]

Key Facts

  • Burial took place at Tomb of Laius and his servant on road to Delphi[3].
  • Laius's father was Labdacus[4].
  • Among Laius's spouses was Jocasta[5].
  • Laius was married to Eurycleia[6].
  • A child of Laius was Oedipus[7].
  • Laius held citizenship in Thebes[8].
  • Laius held the position of king of Thebe (Troade)[9].
  • Laius's image is recorded as Joseph Blanc Le meurtre de Laïus.JPG[10].
  • Laius is recorded as male[11].
  • Laius's instance of is recorded as mythological Greek character[12].
  • Laius's noble title is recorded as king of Thebe (Troade)[13].
  • Laius's killed by is recorded as Oedipus[14].
  • Laius's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 65157340583309920422[15].
  • Laius's IdRef ID is recorded as 238340317[16].
  • Laius's Commons category is recorded as Laios[17].
  • Laius's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0lgtm[18].
  • Laius's Rodovid ID is recorded as 173761[19].
  • Laius's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0036335[20].
  • Laius's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[21].
  • Laius's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[22].
  • Laius's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Laius[23].
  • Laius's Sandrart.net person ID is recorded as 2490[24].
  • Laius's BBC Things ID is recorded as 89be0a9e-7ab3-4ac8-845d-d40c3da76670[25].
  • Laius's British Museum person or institution ID is recorded as 132165[26].
  • Laius's NE.se ID is recorded as laios[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Laius's father was Labdacus[4].

Career and Affiliations

Laius held the position of king of Thebe (Troade)[9].

Personal Life

Spouses include Jocasta[5], a mythological Greek character[28] and Eurycleia[6], a mythological Greek character[29]. A child of Laius was Oedipus[7].

Death and Burial

Burial took place at Tomb of Laius and his servant on road to Delphi[3].

Why It Matters

Laius draws 176 Wikipedia views per month (mythological_greek_character category, ranking #146 of 1,333).[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

Who were Laius's parents?

Laius's father was Labdacus[4].

Who was Laius married to?

Laius's spouses include Jocasta[5] and Eurycleia[6].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Mythes de la Grèce archaïque. wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . Mythes de la Grèce archaïque. wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . Mythes de la Grèce archaïque. wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . BBC Things. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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