Tebaide -- operistica

Speranza In Greek mythology, Laio (Λάϊος) of Thebes was a divine hero and key personage in the Theban founding myth. Son of Labdaco, Laio was raised by the regent Lico after the death of his father Labdaco. While Laio was still young, Amphion and Zethus usurped the throne of Thebes. Some Thebans, wishing to see the line of Cadmus continue, smuggled Laio out of the city before their attack, in which they killed Lico and took the throne. Laio was welcomed by Pelope, king of Pisa in the Peloponnesus. Laio abducted and raped the king's son, Crisippo, and carried him off to Tebe while teaching him how to drive a chariot, or as Hyginus records it, during the Nemean games. This abduction was the subject of one of the lost tragedies of Euripides. With both Amphion and Zethus having died in his absence, Laius became king of Thebes upon his return.