His son Oedipus.
At the time of Laius's murder, Oedipus was not king of Thebes; in fact he unknowingly killed Laius and was the son of Laius.
He accuses Teiresias of plotting Laius's murder. He utters a curse upon Laius's murder.
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He utters a curse condemning Laius's killer and he accuses Teiresias of plotting Laius's murder.
That the murder happens away from Thebes and that it is the act of robbers are clues that Creon gives about Laius' murder in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Oedipus has to identify and punish the guilty in the murder of his royal predecessor, King Laius. He looks to others for clues in his investigation. Creon, his brother-in-law and royal colleague, mentions that the murder does not take place in Thebes and that robbers bribed by Laius' enemies in Thebes are responsible for the crime.
He utters a curse condemning Laius's killer and he accuses Teiresias of plotting Laius's murder.
He accuses Teiresias of plotting Laius's murder.
He escapes the murder scene.
In Sophocles' play "Oedipus Rex," it is Oedipus himself who is most concerned with the fate of Laius's murder. Driven by a desire to rid Thebes of the plague that has befallen the city, Oedipus vows to find and punish Laius's killer. His determination to uncover the truth ultimately leads to his own tragic discovery regarding his identity and his role in Laius's death.