Laius
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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And the revisions pertaining to Jocasta’s marriage to Laius, who was killed in a car accident decades before, bring a discomfiting and topical contemporary edge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025
What’s more, he vows to reopen an investigation into the death of Laius, the former leader who died 34 years ago under circumstances that have allowed rumor and innuendo to fester.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2025
Oedipus-Antigone A new reimagining combines Sophocles' ancient Greek tragedies about the fall of the House of Laius.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2016
She tells Oedipus it is impossible he is the murderer of Laius.
From Time Magazine Archive
Nevertheless, when the oracle warned Laius that he would die at the hands of his son he determined that this should not be.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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