Editing Laius (section)

===Abduction of Chrysippus===
After the death of his father Labdacus, Laius was raised by the regent [[Lycus (brother of Nycteus)|Lycus]] but [[Amphion and Zethus]] usurped the throne of Thebes. Some Thebans, wishing to see the line of [[Cadmus]] continue, smuggled the young Laius out of the city before their attack, in which they killed Lycus and took the throne.<ref>Pausanias. ''Description of Greece'', 9.5.6.</ref>  Laius was welcomed by [[Pelops]], king of [[Pisa (Greece)|Pisa]] in the [[Peloponnesus]].<ref>Apollodorus. ''Library'', 3.5.5.</ref> According to some sources, Laius abducted and raped the king's son, [[Chrysippus (mythology)|Chrysippus]], and carried him off to Thebes while teaching him how to drive a chariot, or as [[Gaius Julius Hyginus|Hyginus]] records it, during the [[Nemean Games]].<ref>[[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Apollodorus]], [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Apollod.+3.5.5&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0022:book=0:chapter=0&highlight=Chrysippus 3.5.5]; [[Hyginus (Fabulae)|Hyginus]], ''Fabulae'' [https://topostext.org/work/206#85 85]</ref> Because of this, Laius is considered by many to be the originator of [[Pederasty in ancient Greece|pederastic love]], and the first pederastic rapist.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Rist|first=John M.|date=December 2001|title=Plutarch's Amatorius: A Commentary on Plato's Theories of Love?|journal=The Classical Quarterly|volume=51|issue=2|pages=557–575|doi=10.1093/cq/51.2.557|issn=1471-6844}}</ref>

This abduction is thought to be 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.