Laius
From LSJ
Θεοὶ μὲν γὰρ μελλόντων, ἄνθρωποι δὲ γιγνομένων, σοφοὶ δὲ προσιόντων αἰσθάνονται → Because gods perceive future things, men what is happening now, but wise men perceive approaching things
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
Λάϊος, ὁ, or say, son of Labdacus.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Lāĭus: or Lajus, i (voc. Lai, Stat. Th. 7, 355), m., = Λάιος,
I son of Labdacus, king of Thebes, and father of Œdipus, Cic. Tusc. 4, 33, 71; id. Fat. 13, 30; Stat. Th. 2, 7; 66. —Hence, Lāĭădes, ae, m., a male descendant of Laius, i. e. Œdipus, Ov. M. 7, 759.
