In Greek mythology, Labdacus was the only son of Polydorus and a King of Thebes, and the grandson of Thebes' founder, Cadmus. His mother was Nycteis, daughter of Nycteus. Polydorus died while Labdacus was a young child, leaving Nycteus as his regent, although Lycus soon replaced him in that office (See Lycus). ^[1] The bust of Zeus found at Otricoli (Sala Rotonda, Museo Pio-Clementino, Vatican) Greek mythology is the body of stories belonging to the Ancient Greeks concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. ... In Greek mythology, Polydorus referred to three different people. ... For the ancient capital of Upper Egypt, see Thebes, Egypt. ... Cadmus Sowing the Dragons teeth, by Maxfield Parrish, 1908 Caddmus, or Kadmos (Greek: Κάδμος), in Greek mythology, was the son of the king of Phoenicia (Modern day Lebanon) and brother of Europa. ... A mythical Greek King of Thebes, Nycteus, son of Hyrieus, was married to Antiope. ... In Greek Mythology, Lycus was a ruler of the ancient city of Thebes, Greece. ... In Greek Mythology, Lycus was a ruler of the ancient city of Thebes, Greece. ...

When Labdacus had grown, he ruled Thebes for a short time. 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 nephew 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' son, Laius. Athens (ancient Greek: αἱ Ἀθῆναι (plural), evolving into the modern αι Αθήναι in Greek until recently, and η Αθήνα nowadays (IPA : singular see below: Origin of the name ) is both the largest and the capital city of Greece, located in the Attica periphery. ... Pandion can have several meanings. ... In Greek mythology, Pentheus was a king of Thebes. ... Bacchus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Dionysus with a leopard, satyr and grapes on a vine, in the Palazzo Altemps (Rome, Italy) Dionysus or Dionysos (from the Ancient Greek Διώνυσος or Διόνυσος, associated with the Italic Liber), the Thracian god of wine, represents not only the intoxicating power of wine, but also its social and beneficial influences. ... In Greek mythology, King Laius, or Laios of Thebes was a divine hero and key personage in the Theban founding myth. ...

His descendants were called Labdacids, and included Oedipus, Laius, Antigone, Polynices, Eteocles and Ismene. Oedipus with the Sphinx, from an Attic red-figure cylix from the Vatican Museum, ca. ... In Greek mythology, King Laius, or Laios of Thebes was a divine hero and key personage in the Theban founding myth. ... Antigone by Frederic Leighton, 1882 Antigone (Eng. ... In Greek mythology, Polynices was the son of Oedipus and Jocasta. ... Eteocles and Polynices, by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo In Greek mythology, Eteocles was a king of Thebes, the son of Oedipus and either Jocasta or Euryganeia. ... In Greek mythology, Ismene was a daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta and sister to Antigone. ...

Notes

1. ^ Pausanius, Description of Greece, 9.5.4
2. ^ Tripp, Edward. Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology. New York: Thomas Crowell Company, 1970, p.335
3. ^ Apollodorus, Library, 3.5.5