# Laius — Oedipus Rex character guide

> Laius in Oedipus Rex by Sophocles.

**Role:** supporting

**First appearance:** 0002-oedipus-rex

## Who they are

Former king of Thebes, murdered at a crossroads, whose killer Oedipus seeks.

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