Yes, King Laius of Thebes is killed by Oedipus. It's a heinous offense to kill one's sovereign ... and father regardless of whether the victim's true identity is unknown. Such is the case with Laius and Oedipus. Laius thinks that his son died shortly after birth, and Oedipus thinks that his parents are King Polybus and Queen Merope of Corinth. Neither father nor son seems to see, or be stopped by, the resemblance or the father-son age difference between themselves.
Laius was father of Oedipus by Jocasta and the son of king Labdacus of Thebes.
Laius the former king of Thebes was killed by his son Oedipus.
Oedipus is king of Thebes
Before Oedipus became king of Thebes, the throne was held by Laius. Laius was the father of Oedipus and was cursed to be killed by his own son, which ultimately set the tragic events of the Oedipus myth in motion. His reign ended when Oedipus unwittingly fulfilled the prophecy by killing him at a crossroads.
Oedipus is King of Thebes.
Liaus the previous King of Thebes that Oedipus actually killed
He killed his father who was king before him.
Laius was father of Oedipus by Jocasta and the son of king Labdacus of Thebes.
Laius the former king of Thebes was killed by his son Oedipus.
Oedipus is king of Thebes
Oedipus killed Laius years ago at the crossroads. He did not know Laius was his biological father and the king of Thebes.
Before Oedipus became king of Thebes, the throne was held by Laius. Laius was the father of Oedipus and was cursed to be killed by his own son, which ultimately set the tragic events of the Oedipus myth in motion. His reign ended when Oedipus unwittingly fulfilled the prophecy by killing him at a crossroads.
Oedipus is King of Thebes.
Oedipus killed his father and married his mother to become King of Thebes. He did not know that the man he killed was his father, or that the woman he married was his mother. Oedipus was not a bad man, but his crimes were about what he did, not what he meant to do. * Since the above was written, it has occurred to this contributor that some may argue, "No, he didn't! He answered the Riddle of the Sphinx!" This is the PG rated answer, and it will do nicely, but answering the Riddle of the Sphinx would not have made Oedipus the King of Thebes without first killing the King, and afterwards marrying the Queen. So there.
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.
Oedipus Rex is set in ancient Thebes.
The Sphinx and Oedipus ruin Thebes in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the Sphinx ruins Thebes with her great appetite for freshly killed Thebans. Oedipus ruins Thebes with his two-time neglect of mandatory cleansing rituals. He spreads pollution by not purifying his murders or that of King Laius.