Labdacidae

Labdăcus, i, m., = Labdakos, a king of Thebes, father of Lāius, Sen. Herc Fur. 495; id. Phoen. 53.—

II.

Hence,

A.

Lab-dăcĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Labdacus:

dux,

i. e. Eteocles, so called after his grandfather Lāius, Stat. Th. 2, 210.—

B.

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.