Laius
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Laius is a mythological king of Thebes in Greek tragedy, best known for the prophecy that his son would kill him and marry his wife, setting the stage for the story of Oedipus.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Laius canonical | 14 |
| House of Laius | 2 |
| King of Thebes | 2 |
| Oedipus killing Laius | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T924842 — 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: Laius Context triple: [Oedipus, father, Laius]
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A.
Oedipus
Oedipus is a tragic hero in Greek mythology best known for unwittingly killing his father and marrying his mother, a fate he was prophesied to fulfill.
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B.
Orestheus
Orestheus is a minor figure in Greek mythology known primarily as a son of the flood survivor and progenitor of humankind, Deucalion.
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C.
Simmias of Thebes
Simmias of Thebes was an ancient Greek Pythagorean philosopher and close associate of Socrates, best known for his role as a questioning interlocutor in Plato’s dialogues.
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D.
Aristodemus
Aristodemus is a minor figure in ancient Greek philosophy, known primarily as a participant and narrator in Plato’s dialogue Symposium.
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E.
Electra
Electra is a figure in Greek mythology, traditionally known as one of the Pleiades and a daughter of the Titan Atlas.
- 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: Laius Target entity description: Laius is a mythological king of Thebes in Greek tragedy, best known for the prophecy that his son would kill him and marry his wife, setting the stage for the story of Oedipus.
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A.
Oedipus
Oedipus is a tragic hero in Greek mythology best known for unwittingly killing his father and marrying his mother, a fate he was prophesied to fulfill.
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B.
Orestheus
Orestheus is a minor figure in Greek mythology known primarily as a son of the flood survivor and progenitor of humankind, Deucalion.
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C.
Simmias of Thebes
Simmias of Thebes was an ancient Greek Pythagorean philosopher and close associate of Socrates, best known for his role as a questioning interlocutor in Plato’s dialogues.
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D.
Aristodemus
Aristodemus is a minor figure in ancient Greek philosophy, known primarily as a participant and narrator in Plato’s dialogue Symposium.
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E.
Electra
Electra is a figure in Greek mythology, traditionally known as one of the Pleiades and a daughter of the Titan Atlas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in Greek tragedy
ⓘ
figure in Greek mythology ⓘ mythological king ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
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:
Oedipus at Colonus
the myth of Oedipus ⓘ
linked to:
Oedipus
|
| associatedWithProphecy | his son would kill him and marry his wife ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
fate versus free will
ⓘ
incest ⓘ patricide ⓘ |
| belongsToFamily |
Labdacids
ⓘ
linked to:
Labdacid
|
| causeOf | the curse afflicting Oedipus and his descendants ⓘ |
| culture |
Ancient Greece
ⓘ
linked to:
Greek Antiquity
|
| deathCause | killed by his son in ignorance ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Greek ⓘ |
| fatherOf | Oedipus ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| grandfatherOf |
Antigone
ⓘ
Eteocles ⓘ Ismene ⓘ Polynices ⓘ |
| hasGreekName | Λάϊος ⓘ |
| hasMythologicalRole | cursed ancestor of the Labdacids ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
King of Thebes
ⓘ
linked to:
Laius
|
| killedAt | the crossroads near Thebes ⓘ |
| killedBy | Oedipus ⓘ |
| killedByMethod | slain in a quarrel on the road ⓘ |
| languageOfTradition | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| memberOf |
royal house of Thebes
ⓘ
linked to:
Theban royal family
|
| mythologicalTradition | Theban cycle ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | to set in motion the tragedy of Oedipus ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the father of Oedipus
ⓘ
being the victim of a patricide prophecy ⓘ triggering the curse on the house of Thebes ⓘ |
| ordersAction | exposure of his infant son Oedipus ⓘ |
| predecessor | Labdacus ⓘ |
| receivesOracleFrom | Delphi ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| rulesOver | Thebes ⓘ |
| spouse |
Epicasta
ⓘ
Jocasta ⓘ |
| successor |
Creon
ⓘ
Oedipus ⓘ |
| warnedByOracle | not to have a child ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Laius Description of subject: Laius is a mythological king of Thebes in Greek tragedy, best known for the prophecy that his son would kill him and marry his wife, setting the stage for the story of Oedipus.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Laius
linked to: Laius