person
Labdacus
Theban king of the doomed Cadmean line, grandfather of Oedipus; his household gods stand for the curse on Thebes.
Reading notes
- Hercules (Mad) §508 household gods of Labdacus
Labdacus, ancestor of the cursed Theban line; his penates stand for the family doom.
- The Phoenician Women §51 Labdacus
Grandfather of Oedipus and ancestor of the Theban royal line, whose 'bright house' his grandsons now fight to rule.