The proper latinized form of the Greek given name Laios is actually Laeus, not Laius. After all, -ai- in Greek becomes -ae- in Latin. There are several examples of this in the main database, such as:- Alkaios becomes Alcaeus in Latin; - Daidalos becomes Daedalus in Latin; - Eirenaios becomes Irenaeus in Latin; - Hephaistos becomes Hephaestus in Latin; - Phaidros becomes Phaedrus in Latin; - Timaios becomes Timaeus in Latin.So, it seems to me that Laius is a semi-latinized form at best.- http://www.theoi.com/Ther/Sphinx.html (in English; mentions Laeus, the father of Oedipus) - http://www.theoi.com/Daimon/Keres.html (in English; mentions Laeus, the father of Oedipus).
- Alkaios becomes Alcaeus in Latin;
- Daidalos becomes Daedalus in Latin;
- Eirenaios becomes Irenaeus in Latin;
- Hephaistos becomes Hephaestus in Latin;
- Phaidros becomes Phaedrus in Latin;
- Timaios becomes Timaeus in Latin.
So, it seems to me that Laius is a semi-latinized form at best.
- http://www.theoi.com/Ther/Sphinx.html (in English; mentions Laeus, the father of Oedipus)
- http://www.theoi.com/Daimon/Keres.html (in English; mentions Laeus, the father of Oedipus).