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In [[Greek mythology]], '''Labdacus''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|l|æ|b|d|ə|k|ə|s}} ({{langx|grc|Λάβδακος}}, ''Lábdakos'') was the only son of [[Polydorus (son of Cadmus)|Polydorus]] and a king of [[Ancient Thebes (Boeotia)|Thebes]]. Labdacus was a grandson of Thebes' founder, [[Cadmus]]. His mother was [[Nycteïs]], daughter of [[Nycteus]]. | {{Short description|Mythological king of Thebes}} | ||
In [[Greek mythology]], '''Labdacus''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|l|æ|b|d|ə|k|ə|s}} ({{langx|grc|Λάβδακος}}, ''Lábdakos'') was the only son of [[Polydorus (son of Cadmus)|Polydorus]] and a king of [[Ancient Thebes (Boeotia)|Thebes]]. Labdacus was a grandson of Thebes's founder, [[Cadmus]]. His mother was [[Nycteïs]], daughter of [[Nycteus]]. | |||
== Mythology == | == Mythology == | ||
Polydorus died while Labdacus was a child, leaving Nycteus as his regent, although [[Lycus (brother of Nycteus)|Lycus]] soon replaced him in that office.<ref>[[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]], ''[[Description of Greece]]'', 9.5.4.</ref> When Labdacus had grown, he briefly ruled Thebes. He died while he was still young, after he lost a war with the king of Athens, [[Pandion I|Pandion]], over their borders.<ref>Tripp, Edward. ''Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology''. New York: Thomas Crowell Company, 1970, p. 335.</ref> Apollodorus writes that he, like his cousin [[Pentheus]], was ripped apart by women in a [[Dionysus|bacchic]] frenzy for disrespect to the god [[Dionysus]].<ref>''[[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Bibliotheca]]'' 3.5.5.</ref> Lycus became regent once more after his death, this time for Labdacus' son, [[Laius]]. His descendants were called the ''Labdacids'', and included his son Laius, who fathered [[Oedipus]]; Oedipus' children were [[Polynices]], [[Eteocles]], [[Antigone]], and [[Ismene]]. | Polydorus died while Labdacus was a child, leaving Nycteus as his regent, although [[Lycus (brother of Nycteus)|Lycus]] soon replaced him in that office.<ref>[[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]], ''[[Description of Greece]]'', 9.5.4.</ref> When Labdacus had grown, he briefly ruled Thebes. He died while he was still young, after he lost a war with the king of Athens, [[Pandion I|Pandion]], over their borders.<ref>Tripp, Edward. ''Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology''. New York: Thomas Crowell Company, 1970, p. 335.</ref> Apollodorus writes that he, like his cousin [[Pentheus]], was ripped apart by women in a [[Dionysus|bacchic]] frenzy for disrespect to the god [[Dionysus]].<ref>''[[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Bibliotheca]]'' 3.5.5.</ref> Lycus became regent once more after his death, this time for Labdacus's son, [[Laius]]. His descendants were called the ''Labdacids'', and included his son Laius, who fathered [[Oedipus]]; Oedipus's children were [[Polynices]], [[Eteocles]], [[Antigone]], and [[Ismene]]. | ||
== Family tree of Theban Royal House == | == Family tree of Theban Royal House == | ||
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Template:Short description In Greek mythology, Labdacus Template:IPAc-en (Template:Langx, Lábdakos) was the only son of Polydorus and a king of Thebes. Labdacus was a grandson of Thebes's founder, Cadmus. His mother was Nycteïs, daughter of Nycteus.
Mythology
Polydorus died while Labdacus was a child, leaving Nycteus as his regent, although Lycus soon replaced him in that office.[1] When Labdacus had grown, he briefly ruled Thebes. He died while he was still young, after he lost a war with the king of Athens, Pandion, over their borders.[2] Apollodorus writes that he, like his cousin Pentheus, was ripped apart by women in a bacchic frenzy for disrespect to the god Dionysus.[3] Lycus became regent once more after his death, this time for Labdacus's son, Laius. His descendants were called the Labdacids, and included his son Laius, who fathered Oedipus; Oedipus's children were Polynices, Eteocles, Antigone, and Ismene.
Family tree of Theban Royal House
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References
- Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
- Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. Template:ISBN. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
- Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
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- ↑ Pausanias, Description of Greece, 9.5.4.
- ↑ Tripp, Edward. Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology. New York: Thomas Crowell Company, 1970, p. 335.
- ↑ Bibliotheca 3.5.5.