noun

Labdăcus

gen. Labdăci · gender masculine · decl. 2nd

= Λάβδακος

a king of Thebes, father of Lāius

a king of Thebes, father of Lāius, Sen. Herc Fur. 495; id. Phoen. 53.—

hence

adj., of; belonging to •

Lab-dăcĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Labdacus: dux, i. e. Eteocles, so called after his grandfather Lāius, Stat. Th. 2, 210.—

a male descendant of Labdacus, a Labdacide;; the Thebans

Labdăcĭdes, ae, m., a male descendant of Labdacus, a Labdacide; applied to Polynīces as grandson of Laius, Stat. Th. 6, 450. —Plur.: Labdăcĭdae, ārum, m., the Thebans, Stat. Th. 9, 777; 10, 36.

Perseus ID: n25467 Key: Labdacus