Laius

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

Lāĭus or Lajus, i (voc. Lai, Stat. Th. 7, 355), m., = Λάιος,

I son of Labdacus, king of Thebes, and father of Oedipus , Cic. Tusc. 4, 33, 71; id. Fat. 13, 30; Stat. Th. 2, 7; 66.

II —Hence, Lāĭădes , ae, m., a male descendant of Laius , i. e. Oedipus , Ov. M. 7, 759.