Λάϊος
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Λάϊος is the Greek name for Laius, the mythological king of Thebes and father of Oedipus in ancient Greek tragedy.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4956381 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Λάϊος Context triple: [Laius, hasGreekName, Λάϊος]
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A.
Linos
Linos is an alternative form of the name Linus, often associated with figures from ancient Greek mythology and early Christian tradition.
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B.
Liadi
Liadi is a historic town in present-day Belarus best known as the early center of Chabad Hasidism and the home of its founder, Rabbi Shneur Zalman.
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C.
Oropos
Oropos is a coastal town and municipality in northeastern Attica, Greece, situated opposite the island of Euboea and known for its archaeological sites and seaside resorts.
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D.
Eresus
Eresus is an ancient town on the Greek island of Lesbos, historically notable as the birthplace of the philosopher Theophrastus.
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E.
Ariphron
Ariphron was an Athenian statesman of the 5th century BCE, known primarily as the elder brother of the famous orator Pericles.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Λάϊος Target entity description: Λάϊος is the Greek name for Laius, the mythological king of Thebes and father of Oedipus in ancient Greek tragedy.
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A.
Linos
Linos is an alternative form of the name Linus, often associated with figures from ancient Greek mythology and early Christian tradition.
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B.
Liadi
Liadi is a historic town in present-day Belarus best known as the early center of Chabad Hasidism and the home of its founder, Rabbi Shneur Zalman.
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C.
Oropos
Oropos is a coastal town and municipality in northeastern Attica, Greece, situated opposite the island of Euboea and known for its archaeological sites and seaside resorts.
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D.
Eresus
Eresus is an ancient town on the Greek island of Lesbos, historically notable as the birthplace of the philosopher Theophrastus.
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E.
Ariphron
Ariphron was an Athenian statesman of the 5th century BCE, known primarily as the elder brother of the famous orator Pericles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Theban king
ⓘ
character in Greek mythology ⓘ mythological king ⓘ tragic figure ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Theban cycle
ⓘ
myths of the House of Thebes ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
fate
ⓘ
incest (through his son's later actions) ⓘ patricide ⓘ |
| country | Thebes ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Greek ⓘ |
| deathCause | killed at a crossroads ⓘ |
| deathPlace | crossroads near Thebes ⓘ |
| fatherOf |
Oedipus
ⓘ
Οἰδίπους ⓘ
linked to:
Oedipus
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| grandfatherOf |
Antigone
ⓘ
Eteocles ⓘ Ismene ⓘ Polynices ⓘ |
| hasMythologicalTradition | Theban legend ⓘ |
| hasNameInEnglish | Laius ⓘ |
| hasNameInGreek | Λάϊος ⓘ |
| hasProphecyAbout | being killed by his son ⓘ |
| killedBy | Oedipus ⓘ |
| languageOfName | ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | Greek tragedy ⓘ |
| memberOf |
House of Labdacus
ⓘ
Labdacids ⓘ
linked to:
Labdacid
|
| mother |
Jocasta (in some later traditions)
ⓘ
linked to:
Jocasta
|
| notableFor |
being killed by his son
ⓘ
being the father of Oedipus ⓘ fulfilling a prophecy of patricide ⓘ |
| positionHeld | king of Thebes ⓘ |
| predecessor | Labdacus ⓘ |
| relative |
Cadmus (distant ancestor)
ⓘ
linked to:
Cadmus
Labdacus (father or ancestor in most accounts) ⓘ Polydorus of Thebes (ancestor) ⓘ
linked to:
Polydorus
|
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| spouse |
Epicaste
ⓘ
Jocasta ⓘ Ἰοκάστη ⓘ
linked to:
Jocasta
|
| subjectOf |
Aeschylus' Theban plays (fragmentary)
ⓘ
linked to:
Aeschylus' lost plays of the Theban trilogy
Euripides' lost plays on Theban myths ⓘ Sophocles' Oedipus Rex ⓘ
linked to:
Sophocles' play "Oedipus Rex"
Sophocles' Oedipus at Colonus ⓘ
linked to:
Sophocles' play "Oedipus at Colonus"
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| successor | Oedipus ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mythical age of heroes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Λάϊος Description of subject: Λάϊος is the Greek name for Laius, the mythological king of Thebes and father of Oedipus in ancient Greek tragedy.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Λάϊος