LAIUS

Meaning of LAIUS in English

Pronunciation: ' l ā - ə s, ' l ī - ə s

Function: noun

Etymology: Latin, from Greek Laïos

Date: 1573

: a king of Thebes slain by his son Oedipus in fulfillment of an oracle

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LAIUS — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Laïos Date: 1573 a king of Thebes slain by his son Oedipus in fulfillment of …
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LAIUS — /lay"euhs, lay"ee euhs/ , n. Class. Myth. a king of Thebes, the husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus: unwittingly …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LAIUS — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Laïos Date: 1573 : a king of Thebes slain by his son Oedipus in fulfillment …
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LAIUS — [La.ius] n [L, fr. Gk Laios]: a king of Thebes slain by his son Oedipus in fulfillment of an oracle
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LAIUS — Laius BrE AmE ˈleɪ i‿əs ˈla ɪ ‿əs, ˈleɪ- AmE \ ˈleɪ əs ˈleɪ i‿əs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LAIUS — [Greek heroic] In Greek mythology, King Laius was the third in descent from Cadmus. He was married to his distant …
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LAIUS — Лай
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OEDIPUS — I. noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Oidipous Date: 1557 the son of Laius and Jocasta who in fulfillment of an …
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OEDIPUS — In Greek mythology , a king of Thebes who unwittingly killed his father and married his mother. In the most …
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OEDIPUS — /ed"euh peuhs, ee"deuh-/ , n. Gk. Legend. a king of Thebes, the son of Laius and Jocasta, and the father …
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JOCASTA — /joh kas"teuh/ , n. 1. Class. Myth. a queen of Thebes, the wife of Laius and the mother, later the …
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OEDIPUS — I. -pəs noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Oidipous Date: 1557 : the son of Laius and Jocasta who in fulfillment …
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OEDIPUS — [Oe.di.pus] n [L, fr. Gk Oidipous]: the son of Laius and Jocasta who in fulfillment of an oracle unknowingly kills …
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OEDIPUS — in Greek mythology, the king of Thebes who unwittingly killed his father and married his mother. Homer related that Oedipus' …
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OEDIPUS COMPLEX — / ˈiːdɪpəs kɒmpleks; NAmE ; NAmE usually ˈedɪpəs kɑːm-/ noun [ sing. ] ( psychology ) feelings of sexual desire …
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OEDIPUS — Oe ‧ di ‧ pus /ˈiːdəpəs, ˈiːdɪpəs $ ˈed-/ BrE AmE in ancient Greek stories, the son of King Laius …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OEDIPUS — n. In Greek mythology , a king of Thebes who unwittingly killed his father and married his mother. In the …
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LYCUS — [Greek heroic] The son of Poseidon and Celaeno. The son of Hyrieus. He was welcomed as a guest in Thebes …
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LABDACIDS — [Greek heroic] The descendants of Labdacus, among which Laius, Oedipus, Eteocles, Polynices, etc.
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GREEK HEROIC LEGEND — All the articles available in the Greek heroic legend section of the Encyclopedia Mythica: Abderus; Acamas; Acastus; Acherusia; Achilles; Acrisius; …
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ЛАЙ — Laius
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