Labdacus

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Labdacus is a mythological king of Thebes in Greek legend, best known as the father of Laius and grandfather of Oedipus.

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Labdacus canonical 13

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Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek mythological figure
Theban king
mythological king
appearsIn Theban myths
associatedWith Theban cycle
Theban royal family
childOf Polydorus
countryOfOrigin Ancient Greece
linked to: Greek Antiquity
culture Ancient Greek mythology
deathInMyth died before birth of Oedipus
descendantOf Cadmus
domain Thebes
eponymOf Labdacids
linked to: Labdacid
ethnicityInMyth Theban
fatherOf Laius
fictionalStatus mythological
genre mythology
grandchildOf Cadmus
grandfatherOf Oedipus
hasHouse House of Labdacus
hasIssue Laius
knownFor being father of Laius
being grandfather of Oedipus
early ruler of Thebes
languageOfMyth Ancient Greek
memberOf House of Thebes
linked to: House of Cadmus

Labdacids
linked to: Labdacid
mythologicalTradition Greek mythology
namedAfter Labdacids
linked to: Labdacid
placeOfRule Thebes
positionHeld King of Thebes
linked to: Laius
predecessor Polydorus
relative Cadmus
Harmonia
Laius
Oedipus
religion Ancient Greek religion
spouse unknown
successor Laius
timeInMythology generation after Cadmus

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Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Laius predecessor Labdacus
Polydorus fatherOf Labdacus
Polydorus succeededBy Labdacus
Λάϊος predecessor Labdacus
House of Labdacus namedAfter Labdacus
House of Labdacus hasMember Labdacus
House of Labdacus hasAncestor Labdacus
Labdacid hasNameOrigin Labdacus
Labdacid hasMember Labdacus
Labdacid hasProgenitor Labdacus
Πολύδωρος (son of Cadmus and Harmonia) child Labdacus
subject linked to: Πολύδωρος