One night, however, Laius was drunk and fathered Oedipus with Jocasta. Laius received an oracle from Delphi which told him that he must not have a child, or the child would kill him and marry his wife in another version, recorded by Aeschylus, Laius is warned that he can save the city only if he dies childless. With both Amphion and Zethus having died in his absence, Laius became king of Thebes upon his return.Īfter the rape of Chrysippus, Laius married Jocasta, the daughter of Menoeceus, a descendant of the Spartoi. This abduction is thought to be the subject of one of the lost tragedies of Euripides. Because of this, Laius is considered by many to be the originator of pederastic love, and the first pederastic rapist. According to some sources, Laius abducted and raped the king's son, Chrysippus, and carried him off to Thebes while teaching him how to drive a chariot, or as Hyginus records it, during the Nemean Games. Laius was welcomed by Pelops, king of Pisa in the Peloponnesus.
Some Thebans, wishing to see the line of Cadmus continue, smuggled the young Laius out of the city before their attack, in which they killed Lycus and took the throne. Mythology Abduction of Chrysippus Īfter the death of his father Labdacus, Laius was raised by the regent Lycus but Amphion and Zethus usurped the throne of Thebes. Deities have a yellow background color and italic names."A" is the first regent, "B" is the second, etc. The letter A refers to the regency sequence.Generally this means the regent served the N th king but not always, as Creon (A9) was serving as regent to Laodamas (the 10th King) when he was slain by Lycus II (the usurping 9th king). The number N refers to the regency preceding the reign of the N th king.Regents of Thebes are alphanumbered (format AN) with bold names and a light red background.Joint rules are indicated by a number and lowercase letter, for example, 5a.Kings of Thebes are numbered with bold names and a light purple background.Dotted lines indicate extra-marital relationships or adoptions.
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