person
Laius
King of Thebes, father of Oedipus, killed by him unknowingly; his ghost is imagined raging at Oedipus.
Reading notes
- Oedipus §626 Laius
The murdered former king of Thebes, father of Oedipus; his raised ghost names his son as the killer and pollution.
- The Phoenician Women §40 Laius
King of Thebes and father of Oedipus, killed by him unknowingly; his ghost is imagined raging for vengeance.