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LAIUS
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• LAIUS (noun)
The noun LAIUS has 1 sense:
1. (Greek mythology) king of Thebes who was unwittingly killed by his son Oedipus
Familiarity information: LAIUS used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
(Greek mythology) king of Thebes who was unwittingly killed by his son Oedipus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
mythical being (an imaginary being of myth or fable)
Domain category:
Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)
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